Definition of Dyirbal

1. Noun. A language of Australian aborigines.

Exact synonyms: Jirrbal
Generic synonyms: Aboriginal Australian, Australian

Definition of Dyirbal

1. Noun. An ergative Australian Aboriginal language of the Dyirbalic branch of the Pama-Nyungan family. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dyirbal

Dwight Filley Davis
Dwight Lyman Moody
Dx
Dy
DyNAzyme polymerase
Dyak
Dyaks
Dyana
Dyaus
Dyaus-pitar
Dyaus Pita
Dyck word
Dyck words
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome
Dyirbal (current term)
Dykehead
Dylan
Dylan Marlais Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dyle
Dynamo
Dynapen
Dynbaer
Dyngus Day
Dyophysite
Dyrk kinase
Dysdercus
Dysnomia
Dyson sphere

Literary usage of Dyirbal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"Lakoff goes on to quote RMW Dixon (1982), who gave an overview of Dyirbal classification: I. Bayi: men, kangaroos, possum, bats, most snakes, most fishes, ..."

2. The Cold War in Asia edited by James G. Hershberg (1996)
"... find themselves in much the same impossible situation an outsider would face in trying to understand the Australian aborigines who spoke Dyirbal. ..."

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