ganaay

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Gamilaraay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ganāy, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kana.

Noun[edit]

ganaay

  1. digging stick

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganaay

  1. shallow

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)