What does Bimbi mean in Aboriginal?
Bimbi – taken from the Aboriginal phrase ‘Bim Bim Bi’ meaning ‘Place of many birds’
What are Ngunnawal words?
Some Ngunnawal words you’ll hear on ABC Radio Canberra:
- Yuumma = hello.
- Wannggirali = listen.
- Ma dji nhu = you.
- Wuradji = from.
- Yerrabi = let’s go/goodbye.
What language is spoken in Ngunnawal?
Australian Aboriginal language
Ngunnawal/Ngunawal is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Ngunnawal. Ngunnawal is very closely related to the Gandangara language and the two were most likely highly mutually intelligible.
What language do the Gundungurra people speak?
Gandangara
| Gundungurra people | |
|---|---|
| Sydney Basin bioregion | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Gundungurra people have their own language, which shares many similarities with the Ngunnawal language |
| Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
What is the name of the Aboriginal tribe in Australia?
Australian Aboriginal peoples, one of the two distinct groups of Indigenous peoples of Australia, the other being the Torres Strait Islander peoples.
What Does BAH mean Aboriginal?
Placenames are obvious ones – the general rule being if it ends in ‘-dah/-da’ or ‘-bah/-ba’, it is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of’; examples include Pinkenba = ‘place of long-necked turtle’, Elimbah = ‘place of grey snake’.
What is the Ngunnawal totem?
The wedge-tail eagle represents the Ngunnawal people. The goanna represents the people of the Wiradjuri nation which is the largest Indigenous Nation within NSW. The goanna totem represents the Raiders’ broader regional connections and Jack Wighton’s mob.
How do you say hello in Ngunnawal?
Yumalundi means Hello in the Ngunnawal language.
What does Yarra mean in Ngunnawal?
On October 21, presenter Dan Bourchier started the News with the greeting ‘Yuma’, which means hello, while the ABC News ACT ident on the screen next to him included the words ‘Ngunnawal Country’.
What is the difference between Gadigal and Eora?
‘Eora’ means ‘here’ or ‘from this place’. The Gadigal are a clan of the Eora Nation. Following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the British encountered Aboriginal people around the coves and bays of Port Jackson. Aboriginal communities here were both generous and combative towards the colonisers.