| English: white man |
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Bundjalung:
jagay
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: dagayu, dagayiyu jagiradji yirahli |
| Category: people |
| Comment: All other sources list dagay; literally 'a black man's ghost'. Watson states 'The first white man seen by the Aborigines was believed by them to be a ghost, and this word became commonly used by them to denote a white man (w). Dagayu name applied by Aborigines to the early white settlers in Southern Queensland when they were exploring in search of grazing country, cf. dagai, the inflection -i u indicates irregular movement, and the whole word means "Travelling, or walkabout, white man." P |
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Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Watsn dh
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