yuuluu

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Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay and Ngiyambaa yulu.

Noun

yuuluu

  1. fingernail
    • 1846, Horatio Hale, “Ethnography and philology”, in Reports of the United States Exploring Expedition, under the command of Charles Wilkes, volume VI:
      yula finger-nail
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1892, James Günther, “Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri”, in John Fraser, editor, An Australian Language:
      Yulla—nails on fingers and toes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, “The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 34:
      Finger nail .... .... yulu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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