What language did koala come from?

Answer 1

Koala is a European mispronunciation of one of the many Aboriginal names for koala including, cullawine, karbor, koolah, colo, boorabee and burrenbong.

The koala gets its name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning "no drink" because it receives over 90% of its hydration from the Eucalyptus leaves (also known as gum leaves) it eats, and only drinks when ill or times when there is not enough moisture in the leaves. ie during droughts etc.

Answer 2

The word 'koala' is believed to come from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink." Koalas get their water from the leaves they eat, so they don't require fluid sustenance (although they will drink water in a drought or in extreme heat).

There are a number of different names for the koala in various aboriginal dialects. Some of the other names are cola/colah, koolah, boorabee, kaola, burrenbong and koolewong.

Answer 3

While the word "koala" comes from Australia, where English is spoken, the word itself is derived from one of the aboriginal dialects.

With the first recorded sighting of a koala by Europeans came the report that the local indigenous people called it a "cullawine". Another report from e colonial years said the local indigenous Dharug people of the Blue Mountains area called it a "gula", which means "no drink." The koala was variously called cola/colah, koolah, kaola and koolewong in other dialects, just to name a few. The final word, koala, seems to be a combination of these native terms.

Answer 4

The word 'koala' is derived from an Indigenous Australian language. The name is believed to come from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink" and came from the Eora people of the Sydney area. Koalas get their water from the leaves they eat, so they don't require fluid sustenance (although they will drink water in a drought or in extreme heat).

The first written name for the koala was "koolah", given in an article in the "Sydney Gazette", around 1803.

Answer 5

The word koala is believed to come from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink." Koalas get their water from the leaves they eat, so they don't require fluid sustenance (although they will drink water in a drought or in extreme heat).

There are a number of different names for the koala in various aboriginal dialects. Some of the other names are cola/colah, koolah, boorabee, kaola, burrenbong and koolewong.

Answer 6

The word 'koala' comes from the country of Australia, to which the koala is endemic. The language is one of the aboriginal diales, mist likely used by the Eora people of Port Jackson.

The word 'koala' is believed to come from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink." Koalas get their water from the leaves they eat, so they don't require fluid sustenance (although they will drink water in a drought or in extreme heat).

There are a number of different names for the koala in various aboriginal dialects. Some of the other names are cola/colah, koolah, boorabee, kaola, burrenbong and koolewong.

The first written name for the koala was "koolah", given in an article in the "Sydney Gazette", around 1803.

Answer 7

The word 'koala' comes from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink."