A yarraman is an Australian Aboriginal name for a horse - its name is the same in English as it is in Guugu Yimidhirr, an Australian Aboriginal language.
The Gubbi Gubbi name for the platypus is "burran." This Indigenous Australian language is spoken by the Gubbi Gubbi people, who are from the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland. The platypus holds cultural significance in many Indigenous Australian cultures, often featuring in stories and traditional knowledge.
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Billabong is both the Aboriginal term for waterhole and an Australian clothing chain
The name "bunyip" comes from Australian Aboriginal languages, with various indigenous groups having different words to describe the mysterious creature. The word "bunyip" is believed to originate from the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of southeastern Australia.
It is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'shaggy beard'
A yidaki is an Australian aboriginal name for the didgeridoo, from the Yolngu word for the instrument.
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His name was David Unaipon.
It has become politically incorrect to refer to any Australian geological attraction by a non-Aboriginal name. The site previously known as the Olgas, is now known by the traditional Aboriginal name "Kata Tjuta", meaning many heads.
The name "Tuggeranong" is derived from the Ngunnawal language, meaning "place of the black swans." This name reflects the region's natural environment and the significance of black swans to the local Indigenous culture. The area is located in the Australian Capital Territory, and the name highlights the connection between the landscape and Aboriginal heritage.
Like many Australian native animals, the word 'bilby' comes from an aboriginal dialect. Specifically, it is from the aboriginal language Yuwaalaraay and is said to mean "long-nosed rat". This is in reference to the fact that the bilby is a small marsupial with a long snout.