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yab⋅ber

[yab-er]
–noun Australian.
jabber.

Origin:
1870–75; perh. alter., by assoc. with jabber, of a word based on ya- speak, talk, in Gabi (Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Maryborough district, S Queensland)
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yab·ber   (yāb'ər)   
n.  Jabber.
tr. & intr.v.   yab·bered, yab·ber·ing, yab·bers
To jabber (something) or engage in jabbering.

[From Australian pidgin, perhaps from Wuywurung (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) yaba, to talk.]
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