dhinawan

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dinavan/

Noun

dhinawan

  1. emu

References

  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

  • dinnawan

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay thinawan.

Noun

dhinawan

  1. (northern dialect) emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
    • 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language
      Dinnawan—an emu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

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