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gamilaraay

/ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gami-la-raay
IPA
/ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.

name

The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Wiradjuric group, formerly spoken by these people.

Etymology

From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/

Inflected Forms

Gamilaroi (alternative) Kamalarai (alternative) Kamilarai (alternative) Kamilaroi (alternative)

Phrases

kld ⁠ Wiktionary’s coverage of Gamilaraay terms

Frequently Paired Words

kld ⁠ Wiktionary’s coverage of Gamilaraay terms

Questions

How do you pronounce gamilaraay?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/.
What does gamilaraay mean?
An Indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
Where does gamilaraay come from?
From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.

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