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单词 tjilpi
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Definition of tjilpi in English:

tjilpi

nounPlural tjilpisˈtʃɪlpi
Australian

  • (in Aboriginal English) an old man.

    children listen as a tjilpi tells of the creatures he knew as a youth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tjilpi is ascribed to those whose seniority makes them worthy of respect.
    • Are 'elders' restricted to the old men and women — the Tjilpi and the Urlkumanu — whose authority derives from esoteric knowledge and life experience?
    • As the story went, the Tjilpis [Aboriginal male elders] refused to talk and gathered up the white 'Boss' men.
    • She said tjilpi are often quite unaware of the nature of problems in the larger world.
    • When I turned sixteen I worked on a station with tjilpis.
    • We had a big ceremony with all the tjilpi [old men] in one place.

Origin

1970s: from Western Desert language.
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