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The Noongar names for birds were included in Serventy and Whittell's Birds of Western Australia (1948), noting their regional variations. [11] A later review and synthesis of recorded names and consultation with Noongars produced a list of recommended orthography and pronunciation for birds (2009) occurring in the region. [11]
Many words from Indigenous Australian languages have found their way into Western Australian English. Examples include gidgee (or gidgie), a Noongar word for spear, as used in modern spear fishing; [3] and gilgie (or jilgie), the Noongar name for a small freshwater crayfish of the South West.
Specific terms can be used to refer to local or regional varieties of AbE, for example Koori or Murri English, Broome lingo and Noongar English. [2] Nunga English is the southern South Australian dialect of Aboriginal English. It includes words from the Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, and West Coast languages
[a] The Noongar people refer to their land as Noongar boodja. [b] [3] The members of the collective Noongar cultural bloc descend from people who spoke several languages and dialects that were often mutually intelligible. [citation needed] What is now classified as the Noongar language is a member of the large Pama–Nyungan language family.
The Njakinjaki language has been said to be a dialect of Noongar or of Kalaamaya. [4] Some words. mamon (father) knockan (mother) dooda (tame dog) yokkine (wild dog)
Pronunciation: anti-dis-es-tab-lish-ment-ar-i-an-is-m Meaning: A political position that originated in 19th-century Britain opposing proposals for the disestablishment of the Church. Letters : 28
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.
This spelling convention was rescinded for towns in south west Western Australia in 1915 as the Australian pronunciation of "u" was almost always short. [4] The usage of some terms are for the name of Noongar groups as well as places Pinjarup is one of a number of names for one group – and it has been utilised and changed to the place name of ...