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'.
The kylie, kali or garli is a returning throw stick. In English it is called called a boomerang after a Dharug word for a returning throw stick. They were very important to the Noongar people, being used to make music, celebrate, and for hunting for food (not for sport).
In Noongar language, kylie is a flat curved piece of wood similar in appearance to a boomerang that is thrown when hunting for birds and animals. "Kylie" is one of the Aboriginal words for the hunting stick used in warfare and for hunting animals.
Meaning. boomerang or graceful/beautiful or princess.
Meaning:Boomerang. It may come as no surprise to learn that the girl's name Kylie springs from Australian roots, given Kylie Minogue's global stardom. But you may be interested to learn that it is the Indigenous Australian word for "a curved returning stick," better known as a boomerang.
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
A woomera or throwing stick was used by Aboriginal boys and men in all parts of Australia to propel spears with great force, often over considerable distances. On Dunk Island in Queensland a favourite target for spear-throwing contests was the white ant nests hanging from the gum trees.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Cry dances are performed as both a welcome and a warning to visitors who enter their country. Each individual dance move has its own meaning, allowing dancers to express who they are and where they come from.
'Aborigine' is generally perceived as insensitive, because it has racist connotations from Australia's colonial past, and lumps people with diverse backgrounds into a single group. You're more likely to make friends by saying 'Aboriginal person', 'Aboriginal' or 'Torres Strait Islander'.
But as with many Aboriginal languages there's no simple way of saying goodbye in Wiradjuri. Traditionally, there was little use for such a term. The nearest word like that in Wiradjuri is guwayu – which means in a little while, later or after some time.
A Nulla-nulla is one of the tools that both men and woman use. It is used as a club to knock out small animals. It is also a very helpful tool to crush ochre (for paint), and seeds (food preparation). It is usually made from the part where a branch meets the tree.
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.
About the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA)
The WPA is a Prohibited Area regulated by the Defence Act 1903, Defence Regulation 2016 and the WPA Rule 2014 is used for 'the testing of war materiel' under the control of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Mimis are fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land in the folklore of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. They are described as having extremely thin and elongated bodies, so thin as to be in danger in high winds. To avoid this, they usually spend most of their time living in rock crevices.
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.
The Gamilaraay, also known as Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, Kamillaroi and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose lands extend from New South Wales to southern Queensland.
ˈwä-mə-rə : a wooden rod with a hooked end used by Australian aborigines for throwing a spear.
A hielaman or hielamon is an Australian Aboriginal shield. Traditionally such a shield was made from bark or wood, but in some parts of Australia such as Queensland a hielaman is any shield.
A Bundi is used as a digging & hitting stick, as well as a throwing stick to bring down large animals. Each bundi takes about 3 days to make, this does not include the time to go out and find them. These are not mass produced and are a one only specially made tool.
One Nation NSW has proposed to abolish self-identification and introduce a “new system” relying on DNA ancestry testing with a result requiring a finding of at least 25 per cent "Indigenous" before First Nations identification is accepted.
Aboriginal people can be dark-skinned and broad-nosed, or blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Let's get rid of some myths!
Your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is something that is personal to you. You do not need a letter of confirmation to identify as an Indigenous Australian.
kesalul - I love you.
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.