goona (uncountable) (Australian Aboriginal) faeces, excrement, stool quotations ▼
Goona: Poo! (He did the biggest goona you've ever seen).
noun. (Australian Aboriginal) Faeces, excrement, shit.
Bunji: Aboriginal English for mate. Eg. “How're you doing bunji?” Corroboree: An assembly of sacred, festive or warlike character. Cooee: Meaning come here.
Overall there are many common words in Noongar, for example: kaya = hello, moort = family, boodja = country and yongka = kangaroo. These words are used everyday but they sound slightly different from region to region.
Goori (plural Gooris) An Australian aboriginal person.
The name Nala, which means Earth, originates from Palawa Kani, a constructed Aboriginal Tasmanian language created with the intention of reviving the language spoken by the extinct native Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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.
“Hard yakka” means work hard. The word “yakka” – which first appeared in the 1840s – derives from the word for work (yaga). It comes from Yagara, an Indigenous language in Australia.
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.
While a lot of conventional teachers and programs teach that it's wrong or inappropriate to use these colloquial contractions when speaking English in formal situations, “gonna,” “wanna,” and “gotta” are perfectly okay to use in all spoken situations, both formal and informal.
Yack is a slang term that means to talk, especially aimlessly, without stopping, and about unimportant things. It is also spelled yak.
The word 'sanga' is Aussie slang for a sandwich; not sure when or how the letter 'g' became involved, although one can assume it was adopted from the common mispronunciation of sandwich as 'sangwich.
What does caca mean? Caca is a baby talk or slang way of saying poop. Since talking about feces (poop) is often seen as taboo (prohibited as improper), there are a lot of euphemisms (mild substitutes) for it. Caca is often used by young children, especially because it is easy to say.
Bora is an initiation ceremony of the Aboriginal people of Eastern Australia. The word "bora" also refers to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, boys, having reached puberty, achieve the status of men.
Published Jan 6, 2022. + Follow. "Womba" is a First Nations term for someone who is crazy or just plain nuts in a bad way...
Munga – In Walmatjarri and in the Fitzroy Valley region this word means girl but in one of the NT languages, this word is used to swear at a woman.
I've had quite a few people ask this question!! The term 'lubly' is simply used by Indigenous peoples meaning 'lovely' or 'good', these lubly tops will 100% be ally and mob friendly ?
Abstract. Aboriginal people in the eastern part of Australia's Western Desert tell of a soul-destroying, devouring, malignant power called Mamu. The term, often translated as “monster,” refers to both the destructive force itself and its diverse embodiments (a dog, a cat, a kangaroo, a bird, a ball of fire).
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria.
Kallaroo is an Aboriginal word meaning 'a path leading to water' (Source: "Aboriginal Words of Australia" by A.H. and A.W. Reed). Kallaroo is also the name of a town in Western Australia. Kallaroo Road was named in 1924.
Meeka Meaning: The Aboriginal word for moon.
Kaya means: restful place, yew tree, forgiveness; home; stone; willow, wise child; the one with the beautiful body, profile. Kaya Name Origin: Turkish. Pronunciation: ka-ya.
Bulla bulla was an Aboriginal term meaning either 'two' or 'good'.