maanggiiwarraywarraymal

Gamilaraay

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /maːŋɡiːwarajwarajmal/

Noun

maanggiiwarraywarraymal

seagull

References

Ma Gamilaraay 2015