A Nulla-nulla is one of the tools that both men and woman use. It is used as a club to knock out small animals. It is also a very helpful tool to crush ochre (for paint), and seeds (food preparation). It is usually made from the part where a branch meets the tree.
A waddy, nulla-nulla or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals.
Noun. nulla-nulla (plural nulla-nullas) (Australia) A war club used by Aboriginal Australians quotations ▼
Different words for dog
In Warlpiri, there are two words for dog: jarntu and maliki. There is a difference, Watson says. "Jarntu is kind of like an offended word. So we call them maliki in a pleasant and polite way.
Charles Atwood in 1885.
when he was 16. Until now, when It's Your Day caught up with Brandon – who's now 23 years old, living in Broome, WA and a father of two sons, a toddler and a newborn, with his partner Kanishah.
A hielaman or hielamon is an Australian Aboriginal shield. Traditionally such a shield was made from bark or wood, but in some parts of Australia such as Queensland a hielaman is any shield.
goona (uncountable) (Australian Aboriginal) faeces, excrement, stool quotations ▼
Overall there are many common words in Noongar, for example: kaya= hello, moort = family, boodja = country and yongka = kangaroo. These words are used every day but they sound slightly different from region to region.
They include bunji, "a mate, a close friend a kinsman" (from Warlpiri and other languages of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland), boorie, "a boy, a child" (from Wiradjuri), jarjum, "a child" (from Bundjalung), kumanjayi, "a substitute name for a dead person" (from Western Desert language), pukamani "a ...
(ˈnʌlə ) or nalla (ˈnɑːlə ) noun. a ravine, esp in southern Asia.
More appropriate
Aboriginal language people terms such as 'Koori', 'Murri', 'Nyoongah' are appropriate for the areas where they apply. About 80% of the Torres Strait Island population now resides outside the Torres Strait and as such, local terminology such as Murray Island Peoples and Mer Island Peoples is also used.
Your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is something that is personal to you. You do not need a letter of confirmation to identify as an Indigenous Australian.
Translated into English this would be maam = men, yonga = kangaroo and ngardanginy = hunting.
An Aboriginal club, otherwise known as a waddy or nulla-nulla, could be used for a variety of purposes such as for hunting, fishing, digging, for grooving tools, warfare and in ceremonies.
The woomera is held in one hand while the other hand places the butt of the spear on the woomera's hook; the hollow curved shape facilitates this alignment without looking. The woomera effectively lengthens the thrower's arm, greatly increasing the velocity of the spear.
Goori (plural Gooris) An Australian aboriginal person.
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
Tidda: Means sister and can also be used when referring to female friends.
kesalul - I love you.
Gubbah, also spelt gubba, is a term used by some Aboriginal people to refer to white people or non-Aboriginal people.
To make direct eye contact can be viewed as being rude, disrespectful or even aggressive.To convey polite respect, the appropriate approach would be to avert or lower your eyes in conversation. Observe the other person's body language.
Shame may be felt as a result of: • a lack of respect • embarrassment • self importance/self promotion • rudeness • a breach of accepted Aboriginal “norms” and/or taboos A shame job is an an event which causes a person shame or embarrassment.
Definition. Aboriginal group refers to whether the person is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit). These are the three groups defined as the Aboriginal peoples of Canada in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2). A person may be in more than one of these three specific groups.