Gamilaraay
English
Etymology
From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/
Translations
Australian ethnic group
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Proper noun
Gamilaraay
- The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Wiradjuric group, formerly spoken by these people.
Translations
Australian language
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See also
- Ethnologue entry for Gamilaraay, kld
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Gamilaraay terms
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From gamil (“not”) + -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡ̊aˌmilaˈɻaːj/
Proper noun
Gamilaraay
- The Kamilaroi, an indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
- The language of these people.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Gamilaraay, kld
- Gamilaraay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gamilaraay language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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