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Kurnai

noun
Kur·nai | \ˈku̇(ə)rˌnī\
plural Kurnai or Kurnais

Definition of Kurnai 

1a : a people of the southeastern coast of Australia living in permanent villages

b : a member of such people

2 : the language of the Kurnai people

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