Kamilaroi

[ kah-mee-lah-roi ]

/ ˈkɑ miˌlɑ rɔɪ /

an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.

Also called Gamilaraay.

Example sentences from the Web for kamilaroi

For eponymous medicine-men see Kamilaroi and Kurnai, p. 231.

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 |Andrew Lang
In its external features, therefore, it is perfect and complete among the Kamilaroi.

Ancient Society |Lewis Henry Morgan
The Kamilaroi practice of interphratry marriage arises out of respect for totem and neglect of phratry law.

Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang
He is represented in this form during the initiation rites of the Kamilaroi.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

Apparently, among the Kamilaroi, members of the same phratry may intermarry, avoiding unions in their own totems.

Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang

Kamilaroi

/ (ˈkæmələrɔɪ) /

an Australian Aboriginal language formerly used in NW New South Wales