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Gamilaraay
Etymology
Compare Ngiyambaa yulu and Wiradjuri yuuluu.
Pronunciation
Noun
yulu
- nail, fingernail, toenail
- claw
Quotations
1856, William Ridley, “On the Kamilaroi Tribe of Australians and Their Dialect”, in Journal of the Ethnological Society of London, volume 4:
1903, R. H. Mathews, “Languages of the Kamilaroi and Other Aboriginal Tribes of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 33:
References
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
Compare Gamilaraay yulu and Wiradjuri yuuluu.
Noun
yulu
- nail, claw, hoof
Wiradjuri
Noun
yulu
- Alternative spelling of yuuluu