Definitions

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  • proper noun An indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
  • proper noun The language of these people.

Etymologies

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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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Examples

  • "The festival will consist of traditional dancers, storytellers, contemporary performers, poets and artist from around the Gamilaraay Nation and around Australia showcasing their professionalism by continuing in the age old Traditions of exchanging cultural knowledge and practices by conducting workshops within their specialized fields throughout the festival."

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • Stopped by authorities in 1938, we seek your support for the revival of our Corroboree of Culture based on traditional practices and materials - the first Yanay to Gamilaraay!

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • The Indigenous and non-indigenous communities of Moree, surrounding family clans and language groups of Gamilaraay see the Y2G! festival as a stepping stone to building positive relationships in the spirit of Reconciliation.

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • The dispute is discussed at Language Log, a linguistics-focused blog (among other things, it's pointed out that the domain Parker uses for his dictionaries, websters-online-dictionary. org, is not connected with the Merriam-Webster dictionaries), and in a long post by one of the challengers, Peter Austin, who presents an argument for why, although "[i] t is not possible to copyright common knowledge such as words and meanings," Parker's use of material from Austin's 1993 dictionary of the Gamilaraay language constitutes copyright violation.

    Writer Beware Blogs! 2009

  • "For tens of thousands of years, we Gamilaraay people sang and danced our lore across our homelands.

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

  • "Within the Gamilaraay Nation traditional cultural teachings and practices are still being taught and passed down to the next generations of Gamilaraay.

    Indymedia Ireland 2009

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