thalay

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Gamilaraay[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Ngiyambaa thalay and Wiradjuri dhalayn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thalay

  1. tongue

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Ngiyambaa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Gamilaraay thalay and Wiradjuri dhalayn.

Noun[edit]

thalay

  1. tongue