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gabutha

noun

LanguageGamilaraay

Meaning
  1. A female marriage class or skin group. A gabutha can marry only a yibaay; her sons will be marrii, and her daughters matha.
  2. A female marriage class or skin group
  3. A gabutha is a specific female skin group in Gamilaraay society. This group follows strict cultural rules regarding who they can marry and what skin group their children will belong to.
Examples

Gabutha ngaya.

I am a gabutha.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteSkin groups determine complex social relationships and marriage rules within the community.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.