0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the aboriginal meaning for gilgandra?
"Gilgandra" is a Wiradjuri aboriginal word meaning "long water hole".
What are the meaning and the origin of the Aboriginal word 'wagga wagga'?
Wagga means Crows, so Wagga Wagga is thought to mean 'the place of many crows' from the language of the Wiradjuri tribe, the original settlers
What is the aboriginal word for freedom?
In what language or aboriginal group? ngunnawal yes
What is the aboriginal name for Kookaburra?
The name "kookaburra" is derived from the similar sounding word "gugubarra" given by the aboriginal tribal group, the Wiradjuri people, of New South Wales. They named it for the laughing sound it makes when warning other birds of its territorial boundaries.
Where was the word billabong originated?
The word "billabong" originates from the Wiradjuri language spoken by the Wiradjuri people, an Indigenous Australian group. It refers to a stagnant or slow-moving body of water, often found in an oxbow lake or at the end of a meandering river.
Which aboriginal language does the word 'Uluru' come from?
gods centre
What is the word for mother in Yoruba language?
The word for mother in Yoruba language is "Iya."
What is another word for a persons native language?
home language, mother language, mother-tongue
What is the original language of the word budgie?
The original language of the word "budgie" is English. It is a shortened form of "budgerigar," which is derived from an Aboriginal Australian language.
What is the Aboriginal word for story?
aboriginal word for story
What is the aboriginal name for the red kangaroo?
This depended on the locality in Australia and the aboriginal tribe.The word "kangaroo" itself is believed to have come from the Aboriginal word gangurru, a Guugu Yimidhirr word referring to the Grey Kangaroo. Captain James Cook's botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, first recorded the word as "kangaru" when the Endeavour was damaged on the Great Barrier Reef near modern-day Cooktown, and required the crew to stay on the mainland for almost 7 weeks repairing their ship.Other tribes had different names for the kangaroo, and different words for different species of kangaroo. Some of these other words included:badagarangbanggaraibuduruwulabawularu
What is kangaroo in aboriginal language?
There are many words for kangaroo in the Australian aboriginal language. The Aborigines of Australia had over 250 languages between their 600+ cultural groups prior to European settlement.The most commonly known word is gangurru. It is the word from which "kangaroo" is derived.
