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gadigal

/ˈɡædɪɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gadi-gal
IPA
/ˈɡædɪɡəl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug gadigal, from gadi (“below, under”) + -gal (gentilic suffix), literally “the people below”, referring to the people who belonged to the land below Port Jackson.

Inflected Forms

Cadigal (alternative) Caddiegal (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gadigal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡædɪɡəl/.
What does gadigal mean?
A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does gadigal come from?
Borrowed from Dharug gadigal, from gadi (“below, under”) + -gal (gentilic suffix), literally “the people below”, referring to the people who belonged to the land below Port Jackson.

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