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List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin

January 01, 1970

This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.

Flora and fauna edit

Environment edit

  • billabong
  • bombora (rapids–often used to describe offshore reef breaks)
  • boondie (hardened clump of sand; Noongar, W.A.[3])
  • gilgai
  • lerp (crystallized honeydew produced by larvae of psyllid bugs, gathered as food)
  • min-min lights (ground-level lights of uncertain origin sometimes seen in remote rural Australia)
  • willy willy (dust devil)

Aboriginal culture edit

Describing words edit

  • Koori - Aboriginal people from Victoria and New South Wales
  • cooee
  • Nunga - Aboriginal people from South Australia
  • Murri - Aboriginal people from Queensland
  • Noongar - Aboriginal people from southern Western Australia
  • Palawa - Aboriginal people from Tasmania
  • yarndi (slang term for marijuana)[6]

Place names edit

Main article: List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin

Names edit

English words often falsely assumed to be of Australian Aboriginal origin edit

References edit

Slang - Australian Government Website

  1. ^ a b c "Learn English: Borrowed Indigenous Australian words". ABC Education. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ . Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "The Perth Files: Bull ants, 'boondies', bogans and bore water". 13 April 2006.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Edward Ellis Morris (1896). Morris's Dictionary of Australian Words.
  5. ^ "Learn English: Borrowed Indigenous Australian words". ABC Education. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Yarndi within the community". Australian Drug Foundation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ Satpathy, Sumanyu (30 September 2017). "A tea party with Topiwalla and Alice". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ Wassilieff, Maggy. "Cockabully". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ^ J. Simpson; E. Weiner, eds. (1989). "cockatoo". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.
  10. ^ Macquarie Dictionary (2nd ed.). Macquarie University. 1991. p. 1220. ISBN 0-949757-63-2.

Further reading edit

 
For a list of words relating to with Australian Aboriginal language origins, see the Australian Aboriginal derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Australian Aboriginal Words in English: their origin and meaning, Dixon, R.M.W., Moore, Bruce, Ramson, W.S., and Thomas, Mandy (2006), Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. ISBN 9780195540734

January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country Others such as kangaroo and boomerang have become widely used in other varieties of English and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Contents 1 Flora and fauna 2 Environment 3 Aboriginal culture 4 Describing words 5 Place names 6 Names 7 English words often falsely assumed to be of Australian Aboriginal origin 8 References 9 Further readingFlora and fauna editballart barramundi 1 bilby bindii bogong boobook brigalow brolga budgerigar bunyip burdardu coolabah 1 cumbungi cunjevoi curara currawong dillon bush dingo galah gang gang geebung gidgee gilgie gymea jarrah kangaroo 2 koala kookaburra kurrajong kutjera mallee marri mihirung mulga Myall numt pademelon potoroo quandong quokka quoll taipan wallaby wallaroo waratah 1 warrigal witchetty wobbegong wombat wonga wonga wonga yabbyEnvironment editbillabong bombora rapids often used to describe offshore reef breaks boondie hardened clump of sand Noongar W A 3 gilgai lerp crystallized honeydew produced by larvae of psyllid bugs gathered as food min min lights ground level lights of uncertain origin sometimes seen in remote rural Australia willy willy dust devil Aboriginal culture editalcheringa bingy pron binji 4 belly esp in bingy button navel boomerang bunyip 4 coolamon wooden curved bowl used to carry food or baby corroboree dilli a bag 4 commonly and tautologically as dilly bag djanga gibber a stone 4 esp in gibber plain stony desert gin now a racially offensive word for an Aboriginal woman gunyah humpy a hut kurdaitcha lubra now a racially offensive word for an Aboriginal woman marn grook mia mia a hut 4 nulla nulla turndun waddy a wooden club earlier any piece of wood 4 woggabaliri woomera wurlie or wurley 4 a hut yabber or yabber yabber talk 4 yakka doing work of any kind 4 5 Yara ma yha whoDescribing words editKoori Aboriginal people from Victoria and New South Wales cooee Nunga Aboriginal people from South Australia Murri Aboriginal people from Queensland Noongar Aboriginal people from southern Western Australia Palawa Aboriginal people from Tasmania yarndi slang term for marijuana 6 Place names editMain article List of Australian place names of Aboriginal originNames editKylie Noongar word for throwing stick English words often falsely assumed to be of Australian Aboriginal origin editbandicoot from the Telugu pandikokku a term originally referring to the unrelated bandicoot rat 7 cockabully from Maori kokopu 8 cockatoo from Malay 9 didgeridoo possibly from Irish or Scottish Gaelic dudaire duh or dudaire duth both d u d ɪrɪ d u black piper or native piper emu from Arabic via Portuguese for large bird goanna corruption of the Taino iguana jabiru from Tupi Guarani via Spanish originally referred to an American bird nullarbor Latin for no tree 10 References editSlang Australian Government Website a b c Learn English Borrowed Indigenous Australian words ABC Education Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 July 2018 Retrieved 3 April 2019 Australian slang a story of Australian English Government of Australia Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 30 April 2017 The Perth Files Bull ants boondies bogans and bore water 13 April 2006 a b c d e f g h i Edward Ellis Morris 1896 Morris s Dictionary of Australian Words Learn English Borrowed Indigenous Australian words ABC Education Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 July 2018 Retrieved 3 April 2019 Yarndi within the community Australian Drug Foundation Retrieved 14 January 2019 Satpathy Sumanyu 30 September 2017 A tea party with Topiwalla and Alice The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 19 June 2019 Wassilieff Maggy Cockabully Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved 24 September 2021 J Simpson E Weiner eds 1989 cockatoo Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 978 0 19 861186 8 Macquarie Dictionary 2nd ed Macquarie University 1991 p 1220 ISBN 0 949757 63 2 Further reading edit nbsp For a list of words relating to with Australian Aboriginal language origins see the Australian Aboriginal derivations category of words in Wiktionary the free dictionary Australian Aboriginal Words in English their origin and meaning Dixon R M W Moore Bruce Ramson W S and Thomas Mandy 2006 Oxford University Press Melbourne VIC Australia ISBN 9780195540734 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin amp oldid 1219322285, 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