Michael Everson: Chester Graham: origin of Didgeridoo

Tue Jun 1 19:40:51 UTC 2004

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:16:58 +0100
To: The Celtic Linguistics List <CELTLING at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
From: Michael Everson <everson at evertype.com>

>Hello:

>Someone is inquiring if there is a possble Celtic origin of
>Australian Didgeridoo as a corruption >for "black pipe".

>Note: A native Australian etymology has been discounted.

Oxford says it is "imitative; from an Aboriginal language of Arnhem
Land. That's rather specific. Before discounting the etymology, it
would be sensible to list the Arnhem languages' names for the
instrument.
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