Wiradjuri
/wɪˈraːd͡ʒuriː/
Wiradjuri noun: an indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.
Noun
Wiradjuri pl (plural only)
- An indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.
- The tribes who attended the Būrbŭng described in this paper were some of those belonging to the Wiradthuri community, which in former times was both numerous and important, occupying a wide tract of country in the interior of New South Wales, extending from somewhere about the Murray River...1896, R. H. Mathews, “The Būrbŭng of the Wiradthuri Tribes”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 25
Proper noun
Wiradjuri
- The Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language spoken by the Wiradjuri.
- Mr. Günther’s and Mr. Watson’s treat of the same language, the Wīrādhurri, or, as some aborigines pronounce it, Wīrāgĕrĕ, a language spoken over a wide extent of country, from the Upper Namoi, the Castlereagh and Liverpool Plains in the north and east, to the Bawun or Darling west, and the Lachlan...1873, William Ridley, “Australian Languages and Traditions”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 2
- The Wirradhuri dialect, or as I call it, the Wirádhari, covers the whole heart of N. S. Wales; [...]1892, John Fraser, An Australian Language
Forms of Wiradjuri
| alternative form | Wiradhuri |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Waradgeri |
| alternative form | Waradgery |
| alternative form | Wiradhari |
| alternative form | Wiradhurri |
| alternative form | Wiradthuri |
| alternative form | Wiradyuri |
| alternative form | Wiragere |
| alternative form | Wiraiari |
| alternative form | Wirradgerry |
| alternative form | Wirradhuri |
| alternative form | Wirradhurri |
| alternative form | Wirratherie |
| alternative form | Wirrathuri |
| alternative form | Wooragurie |
| alternative form | Woradgery |
Questions about Wiradjuri
- What does Wiradjuri mean?
- Wiradjuri means an indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.
- What part of speech is Wiradjuri?
- Wiradjuri can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Wiradjuri?
- Wiradjuri is pronounced /wɪˈraːd͡ʒuriː/.
Words near Wiradjuri in the dictionary
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