queeai
/ˈkwiːʌɪ
/noun Australian
An Aboriginal girl: a young queeai was cooking beside a campfire...
- Oh, what about we grabbem, queeai?
- The town was described as 'a kind of of heaven' with 'plenty of queeais'.
- On most stations the mustering camps were full of queeais, who used to act as stockmen too.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Arrernte (an Aboriginal language) gweye 'girl'.