pindimeyu

Kaurna

Etymology

From pindi (“dead”) +‎ meyu (“man”). This was derived from the belief that the Europeans were ancestors returned to the land of the living, due to their white skin colour.

Noun

pindimeyu

  1. European person
  2. artifact or activity of Europeans (see pindinantu, pindimai)
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