Gamilaraay

Noun

dhinawan

1. emu

Alternative forms

• thinawan

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia

Wiradhuri

dhinawan

Alternative forms

• dinnawan

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay thinawan.

Noun

dhinawan

1. (northern dialect) emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
   • 1892, James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri, in John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language

     Dinnawan—an emu.

Synonyms

• nguurruuyn