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

Of these divisions, called I Matrimonial Classes, there are four for each sex, bearing the same names as among the Kamilaroi.

From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

We have little or no information as to the local grouping of the Kamilaroi tribes, but it was possibly not unlike that of some of the tribes to the north-west.

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