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Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Ngiyambaa thalay and Wiradjuri dhalayn.
Pronunciation
Noun
thalay
- tongue
References
- 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)
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Gamilaraay thalay and Wiradjuri dhalayn.
Noun
thalay
- tongue