yidaki
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of yidaki
from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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“When you get swarmed by police at Flagstaff station after reports of a gunman, looking suspicious on a mission and carry a Yidaki and a bag full of artifacts. I’m not carrying no rifle or ammunition fellas,” he wrote.
From Fox News
In the hands of Djalu, and more recently his sons Larry and Vernon, the yidaki both tells and is the story of their land.
From The Guardian
Which is why the South Australian Museum is now staging an exhibition, Yidaki – Didjeridu and the Sound of Australia, in his honour.
From The Guardian
Larry placed the yidaki against his head and chest, and sounded it.
From The Guardian
The exhibition, which runs until 16 July, honours the immense cultural significance of the yidaki, the instrument of the Yolngu that has been adopted by First Peoples across Australia.
From The Guardian
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