dhinawan

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

• thinawan

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

dhinawan

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

• nguurruuyn