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Brisbane suburb names with Aboriginal names show that some Australian Aboriginal languages are still preserved today, in the form of placenames. Similarly, F. J. Watson explains the meanings of Queensland suburb names. [1] The map demonstrates a non-exhaustive list of some of the names in the Brisbane area.
Satellite image of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area. Centred on the City of Brisbane, it captures from the Redcliffe Peninsula in the north, D'Aguilar National Park to the west, east to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, and Logan City in the south. Brisbane Central Business District seen from Mount Coot-tha Lookout This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland ...
Aboriginal names of suburbs of Brisbane, derived from the Turrbal language. Place names in Australia have names originating in the Australian Aboriginal languages for three main reasons: [citation needed] Historically, European explorers and surveyors may have asked local Aboriginal people the name of a place, and named it accordingly.
West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. [1] The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat. [4]
Experts are divided regarding the Aboriginal meaning of the name, preferring either 'whirling waters' (woolloon and capemm) or 'fight talk place' (woolloon and gabba). [9] Because the area was low-lying and swampy, it was known as the One Mile Swamp. Although this name appears to be unofficial, it was in common use until the early 1890s. [10]
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.
Pages in category "Aboriginal communities in Queensland" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Though one of Brisbane's oldest suburbs, the peninsula of New Farm was once called Binkinba (place of the land tortoises) by the indigenous Turrbal tribe of Brisbane. [11] The suburb derives its name from the fact that the peninsula was used as a farming area in the early years of Brisbane's history. [12]