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boyla

[ boi-luh ]
/ ˈbɔɪ lə /
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noun Australian.
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
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Also called koradji, coraji.

Origin of boyla

First recorded in 1860–65, boyla is from the Nyungar word boīl-ya
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