yiili

Gamilaraay

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiːli/, [ˈjiːli], [ˈiːli]

Verb

yiili

  1. to bite
    • 1903, R. H. Mathews, “Languages of the Kamilaroi and Other Aboriginal Tribes of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 33:
      Bite .... .... hila
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiːli/

Noun

yiili

  1. angry
    • 1856, William Ridley, gurre kamilaroi, or Kamilaroi Sayings:
      baiame yili ginyi
      God angry became
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References
  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
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