Goona: Poo! (He did the biggest goona you've ever seen).
Nanga Mai means 'to dream' in Gadigal language. And that's exactly what we want Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stud. Page 1. 1. Nanga Mai means 'to dream' in Gadigal language.
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.
Buckhai/Bucca (Dorrigo), "river.". Jaka-bulga (Port Macquarie), "the waterfall." ( t) Because they were not acceptable to other tribes along the course, the aboriginal. names of the tribes for reaches of rivers are seldom adopted.
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.
Meaning of Bindi
Australian Aboriginal word meaning "little girl" or "little spear" A forehead decoration worn by married women in some parts of India.
“YANI” (his name means “peace” in Gubbi Gubbi Aboriginal language)
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.
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.
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.
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).
'Buray' means baby/child in the Dhurga language and is pronounced boori. For the purposes of this book we will use the word boori for baby and child as this spelling is more commonly understood and accepted by the coastal Aboriginal communities. Our booris need us to love them and to make them feel safe and secure.
Wandi was named after a highly regarded Aboriginal stockman, who drove northwest cattle from Robb Jetty to nearby holding paddocks as well as driving sheep into paddocks around Cockburn Sound.
Noun. kaya (uncountable) A fruit curd made from a base of coconut milk, eggs and sugar, popular in Southeast Asia.
Tiddas is an Australian Aboriginal word used in Northern Australia meaning sisters.
What does Bula mean in Aboriginal? Local artists coined the name Bula'bula—the voice of the Garrtjambal or red kangaroo—in 1989. The name represents the message in the song cycle of the red kangaroo's journey from the Roper River to the Ramingining region.
Gabâ or gabaa, for the people in many parts of the [cebu] particularly among Visayans, is the concept of a non-human and non-divine, imminent retribution. A sort of negative karma, it is generally seen as an evil effect on a person because of their wrongdoings or transgressions.
Different words for dog
In Warlpiri, there are two words for dog: jarntu and maliki.
Jedda: Jedda is a name drawn from the Aboriginal main character of the 1955 film by Charles Chauvel and played by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks. In the film the name means 'little wild goose' but it is more likely to have drawn on the Noongar word djida meaning wren.
Kiah is an Aboriginal word meaning 'a beautiful place' (Source "Australian Aboriginal Words and Place Names" by S.J. Endacott).
Meeka Meaning: The Aboriginal word for moon.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria.
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.