gabutha

Gamilaraay

Noun

gabutha

  1. A female marriage class or skin group. A gabutha can marry only a yibaay; her sons will be marrii, and her daughters matha.

References

  • Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN
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