kookaburra – from the Wiradjuri word gugubarra.
Two other models which have Aboriginal names. include the popular Holden Maloo (Maloo meaning. storm or thunder) and the Holden Camira (Camira. meaning wind).
Used throughout the Northern Territory, “palya” is a Pintupi-language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say “hello” in English. Meanwhile, “yaama” means “hello” in the Gamilaraay language spoken in northern NSW.
kumanjayi. Western Desert. substitute name for a dead person.
Noongar people have a deep respect for Djirda (birds) and the role they play within their spirit and physical world and environment. Djirda are often messengers in Noongar boodjar (country). The Noongar names for birds often come from their calls.
In Western Australia it is known as warndurla among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara, and koorlbardi amongst the south west Noongar peoples.
Some of the most well known Aboriginal words for hello are: Kaya, which means hello in the Noongar language. Palya is a Pintupi language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say hello in English while Yaama is a Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW.
Bunji: Aboriginal English for mate. Eg. “How're you doing bunji?” Corroboree: An assembly of sacred, festive or warlike character. Cooee: Meaning come here.
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.
Warami – hello/ where are you from? ( war-a-me) Yanu – goodbye (yarn-oo)
'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.
The traditional Aboriginal name of Melbourne is Naarm and Naarm is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. The Kulin Nation is a collective of five Aboriginal clans: Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Wathaurrung, Taungurung and Dja DjaWrung.
Koori (also spelt koorie, goori or goorie) is a demonym for Aboriginal Australians from a region that approximately corresponds to southern New South Wales and Victoria. The word derives from the Indigenous language Awabakal.
crazy: you're womba. Contributor's comments: This is a term I have heard throughout Queensland, particularly, South East, and all up the coast, as well as Darling Downs and Western Queensland. It is mainly used by young Aboriginal people.
The word 'gula' means 'no water', referring to the observation that koalas don't drink water. This has been anglicised to 'koala'.
The word 'jumbuck' for sheep appears originally as jimba, jombock, dambock, and dumbog. In each case it meant the white mist preceding a shower, to which a flock of sheep bore a strong resemblance. It seemed the only thing the aboriginal imagination could compare it to.
an Aboriginal club or cudgel for use in hunting and war.
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).
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.
Wanna is a Wirangu word for Sea, and Munda means Earth. The wisdom of Wanna Munda is shared in local schools by Aboriginal artist and author Susan Betts.
Why is the term "Aunty" and "Uncle" used so widely in the Aboriginal Community? Put simply - RESPECT! It also relates to recognition of Aboriginal Elders, kinship and extended families.
Buckhai/Bucca (Dorrigo), "river.". (u) Jaka-bulga (Port Macquarie), "the waterfall." ( t) Because they were not acceptable to other tribes along the course, the aboriginal names of the tribes for reaches of rivers are seldom adopted.
The name Marlu means kangaroo, and comes from the Warlpiri language. The Warlpiri language is one of the Ngarrkic languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family and is one of the largest Aboriginal languages in Australia in terms of number of speakers.
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.
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".