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This depends upon the dialect and the tribe of a particular area. In New South Wales, the platypus was known as "mallangong" and "tambreet", while in Victoria, the Wurundjeri people called it "dulaiwarrung".
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What is a yarraman?
A yarraman is an Australian Aboriginal name for a horse - its name is the same in English as it is in Guugu Yimidhirr, an Australian Aboriginal language.
What is the name of an Australian Aboriginal dance ceremony?
corroboree
What Aboriginal term for a waterhole is also the name of an Australian clothing company?
Billabong is both the Aboriginal term for waterhole and an Australian clothing chain
How did the bunyip get its name?
The name "bunyip" comes from Australian Aboriginal languages, with various indigenous groups having different words to describe the mysterious creature. The word "bunyip" is believed to originate from the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of southeastern Australia.
How did a wobbegong get its name?
It is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'shaggy beard'
What is another name for Australian wilderness?
Australia Wilderness xD
Which Aboriginal writer is depicted on the Australian 50 note?
His name was David Unaipon.
What is a yidaki?
A yidaki is an Australian aboriginal name for the didgeridoo, from the Yolngu word for the instrument.
Where did the name gin come from meaning an Australian aboriginal woman?
See Djin
Does the Olgas have an Australian name?
It has become politically incorrect to refer to any Australian geological attraction by a non-Aboriginal name. The site previously known as the Olgas, is now known by the traditional Aboriginal name "Kata Tjuta", meaning many heads.
Where does the bilby's name come from?
Like many Australian native animals, the word 'bilby' comes from an aboriginal dialect. Specifically, it is from the aboriginal language Yuwaalaraay and is said to mean "long-nosed rat". This is in reference to the fact that the bilby is a small marsupial with a long snout.
What does the name wallaby mean?
The name wallaby is believed to have originated from an Aboriginal Australian language, where it roughly translates to "small kangaroo." Wallabies are marsupials that are smaller than kangaroos and are native to Australia and nearby islands.
