kurdaitcha man

English

Alternative forms
  • kadaitja man
  • kooditcha man

Etymology

From Eastern Arrernte gadaidja.

Noun

kurdaitcha man (plural kurdaitcha men)

  1. A kind of shaman among Aboriginal Australians whose job it was to avenge a death, who was supposed to have worn slippers made from the feathers of emus.

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