thalay

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA: /t̪alaj/

Alternative forms

• dhalay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ.

Noun

thalay

1. tongue

References

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

Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa

Noun

thalay

1. tongue