Tidda: Means sister and can also be used when referring to female friends.
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
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Overall there are many common words in Noongar, for example: kaya= hello, moort = family, boodja = country and yongka = kangaroo. These words are used every day but they sound slightly different from region to region.
The name Nala, which means Earth, originates from Palawa Kani, a constructed Aboriginal Tasmanian language created with the intention of reviving the language spoken by the extinct native Aboriginal Tasmanians.
Boodja means land/country in Noongar language and the care for Boodja is central to Noongar culture, with the natural environment and culture intrinsically linked. It also relates to a sense of belonging and custodianship, as opposed to ownership.
A 164 acre grant issued to P Larkins on 30 January 1837 is described as "at Yalla". Yallah is an Aboriginal word for which a number of meanings are given, including: native apple tree. a nearby lagoon.
Missions, "mish"
Aboriginal people associate the term with trauma suffered from forced living conditions and abuse, rarely with positive memories. Missions are often colloquially called "mish".
Tidda: Means sister and can also be used when referring to female friends.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria.
grasshopper countable noun. A grasshopper is an insect with long back legs that jumps high into the air and makes a high, vibrating sound.
Aboriginal people refer to an Elder as 'Aunty' or 'Uncle'.
Elders are usually addressed with "uncle" or "aunty" which in this context are terms of respect. They are used for people held in esteem, generally older people who have earned that respect. They don't need to be elders.
The kangaroo is called Buru (older male).
Habibi. An informal way of greeting a friend is to call them habibi (when addressing a man) or habibti (when addressing a woman). You can combine this with Yallah to say Yallah habibi, meaning “hello my friend”.
Bala is the Meriam Mir word for brother. “Whether it's a conversation or you're teaching people what Bala is, they're all little reminders of who you are, where you come from and where you are right now,” Mills said.
They include bunji, "a mate, a close friend a kinsman" (from Warlpiri and other languages of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland), boorie, "a boy, a child" (from Wiradjuri), jarjum, "a child" (from Bundjalung), kumanjayi, "a substitute name for a dead person" (from Western Desert language), pukamani "a ...
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.
Bunjil is the Ancestral Wedge-tailed Eagle, the creator. Waa is the Ancestral Crow, the protector. Bunjil created much of south-eastern Australia and the features and animals within it.
Kylie (also spelled Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, or Kyly) is a feminine given name. This name could derive from two different roots: From the Noongar, an Indigenous Australian people, from the word kiley, meaning 'curved, returning stick, boomerang'.
Bulla bulla was an Aboriginal term meaning either 'two' or 'good'.
Koa: Koa means 'crow' in the Kaurna language of Adelaide.