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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 En
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.
The first Aboriginal people to use Australian Aboriginal languages in the Australian parliament were Aden Ridgeway on 25 August 1999 in the Senate when he said "On this special occasion, I make my presence known as an Aborigine and to this chamber I say, perhaps for the first time: Nyandi baaliga Jaingatti. Nyandi mimiga Gumbayynggir.
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
50 (1983 Black) Severely endangered WA Warlmanpa language: 50 [6] Warlpiri language [1] 2500 Vulnerable Warluwara language: 3 [6] Warnman language, Wanman language [1] 20 (1973 SIL) Severely endangered Warrgamay language: 3 [6] Warrungu language: Warrangu, Warrango Qld Warrwa language: Warwa, Warwar 2 (2001 McGregor) WA Warumungu language [1 ...
One example is verge, meaning the area between a road and a paved footpath, which is known by the term nature strip in the rest of Australia. [3] Another is brook, for a small stream. [3] Some words have been shortened, for example, the term bathers is commonly used in place of bathing suit.
South Australian Pidgin English is an English-based pidgin contact language used between European settlers and Australian aborigines. It began some time around or before 1820 on Kangaroo Island, a sealing and whaling base, between the sealers and whalers and their aboriginal 'wives', who were abducted from Tasmania or the Adelaide Plains.
Some elements of Aboriginal languages have been incorporated into Australian English, mainly as names for flora and fauna (for example koala, dingo, kangaroo). Some examples are cooee and yakka . The former is a high-pitched call ( / ˈ k uː iː / ) which travels long distances and is used to attract attention, which has been derived from ...