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English
Etymology
Uncertain. Suspected to be from an Australian language of coastal New South Wales, but the term was used by white settlers as a pidgin for communicating with the indigenous people and was rapidly adopted into their languages (preceding actual arrival of horses in some cases), making an origin difficult to ascertain. Each may well have believed they were using the other's word! (Reference: R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN.)
Noun
yarraman (plural yarramans or yarramen)
- (Australian Aboriginal) horse
Quotations
Australian Kriol
Noun
yarraman
- horse
- Synonyms: os, (Fitzroy Crossing) yawarda
Guugu Yimidhirr
Noun
yarraman
- horse
Synonyms
Wiradjuri
Noun
yarraman
- horse
Yagara
Noun
yarraman
- horse
References
Yanyuwa
Noun
yarraman
- horse