Definition of Kamilaroi in English:
Kamilaroi
noun kəˈmɪlərɔɪkäˈmēläroi
1A member of a group of Australian Aboriginal peoples of north-eastern New South Wales.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Kamilaroi had been attacking stock and had killed several stockmen in the area; aggrieved squatters were demanding that government provide ‘protection’.
- However, there are thousands of people of mixed descent both within the native populations as well as immigrant populations, who identify themselves as Kamilaroi.
- The Kamilaroi were nomadic hunters and gatherers with a band-level social organization.
2mass noun The extinct language of the Kamilaroi.
Example sentencesExamples
- I have found numerous cognates between Kamilaroi and Tamil of India.
- Kamilaroi is also taught in some Australian schools.
adjectivekəˈmɪlərɔɪkäˈmēläroi
Relating to the Kamilaroi or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tim Lehâ is 26-years-old, of Kamilaroi and Tongan heritage.
- The Kamilaroi language, which is no longer spoken, is classified in the Pama-Nyungan Family of Australian languages.
- The most famous Kamilaroi person in modern times is probably Australian international cricketer Jason Gillespie.
- He was born at Condobolin, NewSouth Wales, of Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi descent.
- She may be Kamilaroi woman, and if she's a Kamilaroi woman, well then she needs Kamilaroi spiritual philosophy.