There are literally hundreds of Aboriginal languages, and different species of kangaroo which had different names. It is impossible to say that there is one Aboriginal name that describes a kangaroo.
According to the Oceaniaweb factfile, the word 'kangaroo' 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. This gave Banks ample time to make copious notes on the fauna and flora.
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∙ 11y agoThere are many different aboriginal dialects. The red kangaroo is predominantly found in the area where the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people live, and they call it malu.
The grey kangaroo's name does not mean anything. It is simply the word used by various aboriginal tribes to refer to this animal.Various myths which are untrue include that it means (in aboriginal dialect):I don't understand what you're sayingThat's your index fingerThe scientific name for the kangaroo family is Macropodidae. "Macropod" means big-footed.
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The grey kangaroo's name does not mean anything. It is simply the word used by various aboriginal tribes to refer to this animal.Various myths which are untrue include that it means (in aboriginal dialect):I don't understand what you're sayingThat's your index fingerThe scientific name for the kangaroo family is Macropodidae. "Macropod" means big-footed.
the most common aboriginal food is kangaroo
The word 'kangaroo' does not mean anything.It is merely the word used by various aboriginal tribes to describe the largest marsupial.Various myths include that it means (in aboriginal dialect):I don't understand what you're sayingThat's your index fingerNone of these, however, is true. The scientific name for the kangaroo family is Macropodidae. "Macropod" means big-footed.
Kangaroo Point was inhabited by the people of the Yuggeratribe.
there is no name for the whole population of aboriginal people. Each tribe has their own individual name such as fi Ka'taier which roughly means "Spirit of Kangaroo"
The Aboriginal people ate all varieties of kangaroo that were available.
Aboriginal Australians lived in Australia with kangaroo's long before Europeans. Since the Aboriginal people kept no written history, we cannot narrow it down to a single person.
well there are over 350 Aboriginal tribes and they all speak diffrent the one im from say TARNDA (RED KANGAROO) that is in walpry hope it help
There are surprisingly few Aboriginal legends, or Dreaming stories, featuring the platypus, but see the related link below for one. The other link contains a variety of Aboriginal Dreaming stories, some of which feature the kangaroo.