yarraman
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Suspected to be from an Australian language of coastal New South Wales, but the term was used by white settlers as a pidgin for communicating with the indigenous people and was rapidly adopted into their languages (preceding actual arrival of horses in some cases), making an origin difficult to ascertain. Each may well have believed they were using the other's word! (Reference: R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN.)
Noun edit
yarraman (plural yarramans or yarramen)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:yarraman.
Guugu Yimidhirr edit
Noun edit
yarraman
Synonyms edit
- guguur (avoidance language)
Kriol edit
Noun edit
yarraman
Synonyms edit
Wiradjuri edit
Noun edit
yarraman
Yagara edit
Noun edit
yarraman
References edit
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Brisbane Animal Words.
Yanyuwa edit
Noun edit
yarraman