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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.
There are identifiable processes which occur over time to place names, and which alter the place names in such a way that their original meanings are lost. [1] These apply to both the names of settlements and natural features, although more so to the former.
Place names may revert to an earlier name; for instance in Australia, pre-colonial names established thousands of years ago by Aboriginal peoples have been reclaimed as official names. Examples include K'gari (formerly Fraser Island and various other names since settlement), and Uluru / Ayers Rock , where a dual naming strategy was adopted but ...
The board does this by preferencing traditional Aboriginal place names or names with Aboriginal origin wherever it can. The board is dedicated to restoring traditional Aboriginal names to features with introduced names through its dual naming policy and recognising important traditional Aboriginal placenames alongside longstanding introduced names.
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details.Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin.
Opposing argument #1 - There can be multiple spellings of Aboriginal placenames and multiple names and this makes it impossible to include these names. Counter-argument - It is true that this is an issue, but not that it precludes including the names. Spellings are something that are often still being sorted out, but I don't believe spelling ...
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 .
Porongurup is an example of a Western Australian place with a name that includes the "-up" suffix.-up / ĘŚ p / is a suffix commonly found in place names in south western Western Australia.