Re: a weird question...
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 20, 1999, 4:10 |
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alypius wrote:
> Is this their word for dingo, or for dogs in general? I understand that the
> dingo is Australia's only native canine. Other dogs were brought by the
> English. Perhaps the Aborigines borrowed "dog" from the English?
That word is native, it's mere co-incidence. It can be shown to come
from *gudaga. I have no idea what the definition of the word is.
Obviously, if it's native, it must've originally meant solely dingoes,
but it might've been extended to canines, I don't know.
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