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| − | the | + | A '''Waddy''' or '''Nulla nulla''' is an [[Australian Aboriginal]] war club. The former name comes from the [[Dharuk]] Aborigines of [[Port Jackson]], [[Sydney]]. |
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| + | Originally, the word waddy referred to a tree, or any piece of wood, as well as a verb meaning to 'beat up or kill with a club' | ||
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| + | It has also been spelled as wadi, wady, and waddie. The spelling stabilised around the mid-nineteenth century, partly to help distinguish it from the Arabic word [[wadi]], a dry water course. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * Peters, Pam, ''The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide'', Cambridge University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-521-43401-7 | ||
| + | * http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/ida/link_d2_nullah.html | ||
| + | [[Category:Australian Aboriginal culture]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Australian Aboriginal terms]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Australian English]] | ||
| + | [[Category:weapons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:clubs]] | ||
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| + | waddy is doddsys name 4 jaymee....jaymee rulz....mmmmhmmm....i luv ya jaymus | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 16 February 2007
A Waddy or Nulla nulla is an Australian Aboriginal war club. The former name comes from the Dharuk Aborigines of Port Jackson, Sydney.
Originally, the word waddy referred to a tree, or any piece of wood, as well as a verb meaning to 'beat up or kill with a club'
It has also been spelled as wadi, wady, and waddie. The spelling stabilised around the mid-nineteenth century, partly to help distinguish it from the Arabic word wadi, a dry water course.
References
- Peters, Pam, The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide, Cambridge University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-521-43401-7
- http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/ida/link_d2_nullah.html
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waddy is doddsys name 4 jaymee....jaymee rulz....mmmmhmmm....i luv ya jaymus
