Wiradjuri

[ wee-rah-joor-ee ]

noun

1. an Australian Aboriginal language, spoken over a wide area of central New South Wales.

Example Sentences

The 64-m diameter telescope on Wiradjuri Country is equipped with a cutting edge ultra-wide bandwidth receiver.

From Science Daily

A decade on, Australia’s readers are somewhat more open to writing about Aboriginal experiences or climate change — though not necessarily outside urban centers, said Jeanine Leane, a writer, teacher and academic from the Wiradjuri people of New South Wales.

From New York Times

The Wiradjuri man made history in 1992 when he became the first Aboriginal presenter on prime-time commercial TV in Australia.

From BBC

In the coronation segment, Mr. Grant spoke about how an “exterminating war” had been declared on his people, the Wiradjuri tribe, in the name of the crown.

From New York Times

Grant, a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians and former international correspondent for U.S.-based CNN, said at the end of Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s weekly national panel discussion program “Q+A,” that he was “stepping away for a little while” because his soul was hurting.

From Seattle Times