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yibaay

[jibaːj]

noun

LanguageGamilaraay

Meaning
  1. A male marriage class or skin group. A yibaay can marry only a gabutha; his sons will be marrii, and his daughters matha.
  2. A male marriage class or skin group
  3. A specific social category for men within the traditional Gamilaraay skin system.
Examples

Yibaay buru gabutha dhana.

The yibaay man stands with a gabutha woman.

Pronunciationjibaːj

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis refers to a specific social grouping rather than a family relation.

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