Help is available for the following:
To browse the dictionary, use the Options panel.
Use the options panel to select Languages, First letter, or View
You can choose to view words from any combination of Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay, and Yuwaalayaay words. The default option is to include all languages.
You can shoose to view words starting with any of the first letters, or ‘All’ (view all words). The default option is to display words starting with ‘All’. Your page might display more slowly if you select ‘All’.
The dictionary is available in 3 different views. Choose the one which is suited to your query:
The ‘Brief’ view is for simple browsing and displays the language word, the languages that word occurs in (for the abbreviations used, see below), and an English translation equivalent.
The ‘More’ view also includes audio - click on the speaker icon to hear the word. Also displayed is the word’s part of speech (e.g. noun, verb etc. (see below for the abbreviations used).
The ‘Max’ view also includes:
Abbreviation | Language name |
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GR | Gamilaraay |
YR | Yuwaalaraay |
YY | Yuwaalayaay |
Gaman includes many part-of-speech labels. The main ones are:
Abbreviation | Part of speech |
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n | Noun |
adj | Adjective |
vtr | Verb (transitive) |
vi | Verb (intransitive) |
pln | Place name |
suff | Suffix |
pro | Pronoun |
vp | Verb phrase |
adv | Adverb |
advp | Adverb (indicating place) |
excl | Exclamation |
nadj | Noun & Adjective |
npln | Noun: Place name |
pt | Participle |
q | Question word |
advt | Adverb (indicating time) |
adjadv | Adjective & Adverb |
dem | Demonstrative |
cl | Clitic |
cj | Conjunction |
Many words for plants and animals have a set of links like this: (→W) (→EOL) (→ALA). Clicking on any of these links send a request for information about that plant or animal to these well-respected websites:
Abbreviation | Web source |
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W | Wikipedia, from the Wikimedia Foundation |
EOL | The Encyclopedia of Life, from the Smithsonian Institute (USA) |
ALA | Atlas of Living Australia, from the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and CSIRO (Australia) |
Use Search to:
Type your search term into the box, make sure “Search in ☉ GYY” is selected, then press “Yananga” (Go).
You can type a whole GYY word, or part of a word; for example:
To search for GYY words that contain hyphens (such as “aaba-li”) or fullstops (such as “gun.gun”), you can include these in your search term or omit them. Search will find all the matched words even if you don’t include the hyphens or fullstops:
Type your search term into the box, make sure “Search in ☉ English” is selected, then press “Yananga” (Go).
You can type a whole English word, or part of a word; for example:
if your search is successful, the page with display a list of GYY entries. Each item in the list is a summary entry only: to see its full entry, click on the linked (underlined) GYY word and you will be taken to the main dictionary entry.
While Gaman is free to use, your contribution will help us keep the dictionary up to date and develop more language resources. You can donate here on the yuwaalaraay.com website: