Wiradjuri

English

Alternative forms

Over 60 different spellings of the name have been recorded, including the following. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback →ISBN, chapter 5.)

  • Wiradhuri
  • Waradgeri
  • Wooragurie
  • Wirrathuri
  • Wiraiari

Noun

Wiradjuri pl (plural only)

  1. An indigenous people of Australia who live in a large area of New South Wales west of the Blue Mountains.

Proper noun

Wiradjuri

  1. The language of these people.

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