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This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang , have become widely used in other varieties of English , and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
Note: As "Australian Aboriginal" is not a distinct language, but rather a collective term for a large group of languages, this category is useful as a holding place for all words with an origin in the different Aboriginal languages.
Ngunawal words and phrases and English translations Ngunawal English Ref. Balbo Kangaroo rat [7]Bamir Long [8]Bargang Yellow box [9] [10]Berra Boomerang [11]Bimbi
The welcome, extended on behalf of the Noongar people, was intended to mirror the visitors' own traditions, while incorporating elements of Aboriginal culture. [9] Walley recalled that [ 10 ] Māori performers were uncomfortable performing their cultural act without having been acknowledged or welcomed by the people of the land.
A Welcome to Country (or Acknowledgement of Country) is a ritual or formal ceremony performed at many events held in Australia, intended to highlight the cultural significance of the surrounding area to a particular Aboriginal clan or language group who are recognised as traditional owners of the land.
Threlkeld's work was greatly expanded by John Fraser and republished in 1892 as An Australian language as spoken by the Awabakal, the people of Awaba or Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, New South Wales) being an account of their language, traditions and customs / by L.E. Threlkeld; re-arranged, condensed and edited with an appendix by John ...
[5] [6] The country of the Noongar people is the southwest corner of Western Australia. Within that region, many Noongar words have been adopted into English, particularly names of plants and animals. [7] Noongar was first recorded in 1801 by Matthew Flinders, who made a number of word lists. [8]
miri-bula dog-two miri-bula dog-two 'a couple of dogs' Possessor Tag: -gayi guri- man gayi POSS bargan boomerang guri- gayi bargan man POSS boomerang 'a man's boomerang' Locative "at, on, in" tags: -a/ -da/ -dja/ -ga/ -wa The locative tags -ga and -wa appear to be found after stems ending in vowels. gawin-da bank- LOC nhayi that.over.there gawin-da nhayi bank-LOC that.over.there 'on the other ...