Different words for dog In Warlpiri, there are two words for dog: jarntu and maliki. There is a difference, Watson says. "Jarntu is kind of like an offended word. So we call them maliki in a pleasant and polite way.
The dingo has different names in different indigenous Australian languages, such as boolomo, dwer-da, joogoong, kal, kurpany, maliki, mirigung, noggum, papa-inura, and wantibirri.
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 ...
girlfriend, female partner. duri (doori, doot)
Murra-Gahn is derived from the Aboriginal language of the Bundjalung people of Australia, who come from a small area along the North Coast of New South Wales meaning 'Clever Man'.
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.
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.
Goori (plural Gooris) An Australian aboriginal person.
Gubbah, also spelt gubba, is a term used by some Aboriginal people to refer to white people or non-Aboriginal people. The Macquarie Dictionary has it as "n. Colloq. (derog.) an Aboriginal term for a white man".
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.
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Aboriginal language people terms such as 'Koori', 'Murri', 'Nyoongah' are appropriate for the areas where they apply. About 80% of the Torres Strait Island population now resides outside the Torres Strait and as such, local terminology such as Murray Island Peoples and Mer Island Peoples is also used.
Abstract. Aboriginal people in the eastern part of Australia's Western Desert tell of a soul-destroying, devouring, malignant power called Mamu. The term, often translated as “monster,” refers to both the destructive force itself and its diverse embodiments (a dog, a cat, a kangaroo, a bird, a ball of fire).
Bora is an initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal people of Eastern Australia. The word "bora" also refers to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, boys, having reached puberty, achieve the status of men.
Example: Nidja dwert - This is a dog.
“Hard yakka” means work hard. The word “yakka” – which first appeared in the 1840s – derives from the word for work (yaga). It comes from Yagara, an Indigenous language in Australia.
The kangaroo is called Buru (older male).
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Nanga Mai means 'to dream' in Gadigal language. And that's exactly what we want Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stud. Page 1. 1. Nanga Mai means 'to dream' in Gadigal language.
Koa: Koa means 'crow' in the Kaurna language of Adelaide.
I've had quite a few people ask this question!! The term 'lubly' is simply used by Indigenous peoples meaning 'lovely' or 'good', these lubly tops will 100% be ally and mob friendly ?
Binar is the Noongar word for meteor. The story that is told about Binar is: A long time ago there were bad times on earth so the spirit mother took many of her children to the heavens for safety, they are the milky way. But the spirit mother couldn't bring her children back to earth in their old form.
Meaning of Bindi
Australian Aboriginal word meaning "little girl" or "little spear" A forehead decoration worn by married women in some parts of India.
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria.