maanggiiwarraywarraymal

Gamilaraay edit

Etymology edit

manggii (“mussel”) + reduplication of warraymali (“send”); "senderbringer of mussels", from a Dreaming story which tells of seagulls bringing the first mussels to Gamilaraay land.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /maːŋɡiːwarajwarajmal/

Noun edit

maanggiiwarraywarraymal

seagull

References edit

Ma Gamilaraay 2015