In Aboriginal languages, particularly around Brisbane, "pilly" (or "-pilly") means gully, watercourse, or swampy place, often appearing in place names like Indooroopilly (gully of leeches/running water) or Yeerongpilly (sandy gully/rain coming), describing the land's features, as shown in resources from ABC News, Picture Ipswich, and Wikipedia.
The suffix "pilly" means a gully or watercourse.
Capalaba. The name is an Aboriginal word meaning place of possum scrub. Coorparoo.
Brisbane is on Yuggera/Jagera and Turrbal Country, and its traditional name is Meanjin (or Magandjin), referring to the area around the city center, meaning "place of the spearhead" or related to the tulipwood tree. Both names are used to acknowledge the traditional owners, with Yuggera/Jagera often associated with the broader Brisbane area and Turrbal specifically with the city center.
General greetings. Two greetings posters have bright child-friendly borders by Gamilaraay artist Talieah Donnelly. Traditionally Yaama was a question word (to create Yes-No questions), and in modern times it is also used as a greeting.
The standard three-part test for Aboriginality in Australia requires a person to meet three criteria: descent (biological ancestry), self-identification (identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander), and community acceptance (being recognized as such by their Indigenous community). This definition, adopted by the Commonwealth government, is used for many government programs and services, although the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) uses a simpler two-part test (descent and self-identification) for general data collection.
“Yawa” which means “swim”, or “to swim”, is the local indigenous word endorsed by the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung Traditional Owners, which draws on a local language that reflects over 40,000 years of history.
Gubbi Gubbi (also Kabi Kabi) refers to the Indigenous Australian people and their language, traditional custodians of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, and Gympie regions in South East Queensland, Australia; the name itself comes from a word meaning "no," a common naming practice for different groups, and while the main language is endangered, efforts are being made to revive it.
Brisbane (/ˈbrɪzbən/ BRIZ-bən; Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin, Meaanjin, Maganjin or Magandjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million.
Often Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people identify with wider regional groups. Examples of these include Murri (Queensland and north-west NSW) Koori (Victoria and NSW), and Nunga (Adelaide and surrounds).
The word Koorie or Koori is a word used to describe Aboriginal people of South Eastern Australia (in Victoria and New South Wales). The word comes from the Awabakal word for 'man' or 'people. '
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located.
Origin:Hebrew. Meaning:Dog; Faithful, devoted, wholehearted.
For many First Nations people (and plenty of non-Indigenous Australians) Dorrie is a word for someone who's extra curious or nosey. The term is thought to have come from Dorrie Evans, a character in the 1970s Australian TV soap opera Number 96.
Takes its' name from the cypress pine tree, “Callitris columellaris”, which the Indigenous inhabitants called “kululu” or “kululoi”. Commonly called the coastal sand cypress to distinguish it from other species of cypress pine, it used to flourish in clumps and patches near the coast.
In our Taungurung Language wa wa means hello. Wa wa to everyone visiting our YSS Insta page! We are reviving our Aboriginal Languages. Boonwurrung Elder, Language Specialist & Author Aunty Fay Muir says 'Our Languages have been sleeping, it's now time to wake them up! '
The Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme provided ex-gratia payments to Stolen Generations survivors. The reparations aimed to acknowledge historical injustices faced by Stolen Generations survivors. The amount provided to each recipient was $75,000.
'Aborigine' is generally perceived as insensitive, because it has racist connotations from Australia's colonial past, and lumps people with diverse backgrounds into a single group. You're more likely to make friends by saying 'Aboriginal person', 'Aboriginal' or 'Torres Strait Islander'.
In Australia, the people often called "gypsies" are known as Romani people, or simply Roma, with specific groups including Anglo-Romani (often descendants of British/Irish travelers) and those from Eastern Europe, tracing their roots to India but migrating through Europe. While "gypsy" is a common term, it's often considered derogatory, with "Roma" or "Romani" being the preferred and more respectful term for this diverse ethnic group.
The language spoken by members of four Koorie clans that lived in adjoining estates in the Port Phillip region was known as Woi wurrung. The name literally means 'no lip (or speech)' and refers to the way in which speakers expressed the negative, that is, 'woi'.
Assimilationist terms such as 'full-blood,' 'half-caste' and 'quarter-caste' are extremely offensive and should never be used when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Terms to avoid. Ensure that the following terms are avoided when describing/referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait.
YAWO a Torres Strait Islander word meaning goodbye. Gorn Den also a word used by blackfullas to say goodbye.
For example, both lesbian and heterosexual Aboriginal women may refer to themselves as 'sistergirls', 'sisters' or 'tiddas', which is an Aboriginal English term for the word 'sisters'. Gay Aboriginal men may also refer to themselves as sisters.
a localized name for Satan or the Devil. Oftentimes. it is also paired with another Bisayan term pisti. (pest) for the more iconic Pisting Yawa (pestering. demon or pesky demon).
The origin name Wollongbar is aboriginal and said to mean “Hole in the ground” – place of the cunjevoi lily- from Gihabal walam for cunjevoi plant.