Gamilaraay

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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.

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Noun

Gamilaraay pl (plural only)

  1. An Indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.

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Proper noun

Gamilaraay

  1. The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Wiradjuric group, formerly spoken by these people.

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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

  1. The Kamilaroi, an indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
  2. The language of these people.

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