maanggiiwarraywarraymal

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Gamilaraay[edit]

maanggiiwarraywarraymal

Etymology[edit]

manggii (mussel) + reduplication of warraymali (send); "senderbringer of mussels", from a Dreaming story which tells of seagulls bringing the first mussels to Gamilaraay land.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maːŋɡiːwarajwarajmal/

Noun[edit]

maanggiiwarraywarraymal

  1. seagull

References[edit]

  • Ma Gamilaraay 2015