gunyah

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gunyah^¹

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Borrowed from Dharug gunya (“shelter”), first recorded 1803.

noun gunyahs · gunya

Australia A traditional Aboriginal dwelling made of bark and sticks. The following day we reached the main creek ; and knowing where there was a fine water-hole and native gunyahs, we went there, intending to save what was left of our flour and dried meat, for the purpose of making another attempt to reach Mount Hopeless.

Gunyah^²

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A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

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@misc{gunyah_2026,
  title = {gunyah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gunyah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}