nyilang
Woiwurrung
Alternative forms
- neelong[1]
- nea'ling'o[1]
Etymology
Cognates
Cognate with Boonwurrung nyilang ("bone"),[2] Wathaurong nyayl (“bone”),[3] Wathaurong nyil (“bone”).[3]
Noun
nyilang
Derived terms
- nyilang ngarrak (“backbone”)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg51
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content
- ^ B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg84