English
Gadigal
Gadigal comes from Dharug gadi ‘below, under’.
- Dharugmoderngadi‘below, under’
- Dharug, derivedmoderngadigal
- EnglishtodayGadigal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dharugmoderngadi‘below, under’
- Dharug, derivedmoderngadigal
- EnglishtodayGadigal
The story
Borrowed from Dharug gadigal, from gadi (‘below, under’) + -gal (gentilic suffix), literally “the people below”, referring to the people who belonged to the land below Port Jackson.
Every English word from Dharug gadi
Today it means
noun A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dharug gadi / Gadigal