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Definition of Dyirbal
1. Noun. A language of Australian aborigines.
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
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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