Kamilaroi

American  

[kah-mee-lah-roi] / ˈkɑ miˌlɑ rɔɪ /

noun

1. an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.

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Kamilaroi British  

/ ˈkæmələrɔɪ /

noun

1. an Australian Aboriginal language formerly used in NW New South Wales

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Example Sentences

"A lot of the messaging after this is that reconciliation is dead... There's no hope for tomorrow," said Myles Jerrard, a Kamilaroi Dhungutti man who opposed the Voice too.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023

But Bradley Moggridge, a Kamilaroi environmental scientist at the University of Canberra in Australia, says Indigenous Australians should be involved now—especially Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples, who were themselves hunted by white settlers in the 19th century.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2022

Kid Laroi derived his sobriquet from the Indigenous Australian nation Kamilaroi; his mother is of Aboriginal descent.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2021

The rule of descent for the totem among the Kamilaroi was simpler; membership of a totem kin descends directly from a mother to her child.

From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

After Mr Ridley, Messrs Fison and Howitt turned their attention to the Kamilaroi group of tribes.

From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge