Wela'lin - Thank you.
Why not say 'Hello' in an Aboriginal Language? Wominjeka means Hello/Welcome in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of Kulin Nation – the traditional owners of Melbourne. Yumalundi means Hello in the Ngunnawal language. The Ngunnawal people are the traditional owners of the Canberra region.
Tidda: Means sister and can also be used when referring to female friends. Yidaki: An Aboriginal wind instrument, also known as didjeridu, a word coined by the white settlers in imitation of its sound.
Bunji: Means friend/mate. Cooee: Is actually a widely used Aboriginal word that is often unknowingly used by non-indigenous people. But luckily they have been using the word correctly as the word means 'come here' in the Dharug language from the southwestern areas of Sydney.
KV(Ŋ)KV -Kinship Terms in the Australian Aboriginal Languages:First Part:Kaka 'Mother's Brother'
Nullah. Nullah is a name made famous by Baz Luhrman's film Australia, where a young Brandon Walters broke a million hearts around the world as the young Aboriginal boy named Nullah. The word Nullah is a word for war club/hunting stick derived from the Dharug language.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria. 'Koori' is not a synonym for 'Aboriginal'. There are many other Aboriginal groups across Australia (such as Murri, Noongar, Yolngu) with which Indigenous Australians may identify themselves.
This term is considered outdated and highly offensive by many people across Australia. The expression is used, though, by Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander people amongst ourselves. However, many would find it offensive for a person who is not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to use this expression.
A waddy, nulla-nulla or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals.
Ngandi, Ngamala or Ngama - Mother.
Munga – In Walmatjarri and in the Fitzroy Valley region this word means girl but in one of the NT languages, this word is used to swear at a woman.
The three criteria are: being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent identifying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person being accepted as such by the community in which you live, or formerly lived.
Use “First Nation community” as a respectful alternative phrase. Use instead of “Indian” when referring to an individual.
Be respectful and provide the person with adequate time. Seek clarification that what was asked or discussed was understood. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, avoidance of eye contact is customarily a gesture of respect.
Assimilationist terms such as 'full-blood,' 'half-caste' and 'quarter-caste' are extremely offensive and should never be used when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aborigines • native/native Australians • lost (e.g. Lost language, cultures).
Overall there are many common words in Noongar, for example: kaya = hello, moort = family, boodja = country and yongka = kangaroo. These words are used everyday but they sound slightly different from region to region.
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas. Mama is a possible candidate for Proto Pama-Nyungan 'father'.
There is no one Aboriginal word that all Aborigines use for Australia; however, today they call Australia, ""Australia"" because that is what it is called today. There are more than 250 aboriginal tribes in Australia. Most of them didn't have a word for ""Australia""; they just named places around them.
'Yindyamarra is “respect” and “gentleness” and “kindness” all in one,' she says.
Bindi is a girl's name of Australian origin. In the Aboriginal language of Noongar, this name means "little girl" or "butterfly.” Today, this sweet name is commonly associated with Bindi Irwin, the daughter of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin.
'Buray' means baby/child in the Dhurga language and is pronounced boori. For the purposes of this book we will use the word boori for baby and child as this spelling is more commonly understood and accepted by the coastal Aboriginal communities. Our booris need us to love them and to make them feel safe and secure.
Mimis (or Mimih spirits) are fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land in the folklore of the Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia. They are described as having extremely thin and elongated bodies, so thin as to be in danger of breaking in case of a high wind.