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Aboriginal Bird- and Place Names |
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Aboriginal Bird- and Place Names |
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The words in these lists are from various sources, because of the different aboriginal dialects, spellings and pronunciation. In Australia there were many tribal languages and dialects, so that words differed from tribe to tribe. Explorers and early settlers recorded words as they heard them, spelling them in English according to their idea of the sound. Consequently spellings vary. Then too, European usage has altered spellings and changed pronunciations, so that is is not possible to give an authoritative guide to either spelling or pronunciation
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| Adlinga | Place for hunting | |
| Arramagong | Wombats run into holes | |
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| Balagorang | Kangaroo feeding grounds | |
| Berrimilla | Kingfisher | |
| Betcherrygah | Budgeriagah | |
| Billinudgel | Home of the King Parrot |
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| Bimbimbie | Place of many birds | |
| Birdup | Place of many birds | |
| Boogoodoogada | Rain Bird | |
| Boggabri | Hunting Place | |
| Boorongong | Hunting grounds | |
| Bulla Bulla | Butterfly | |
| Bullai bullai | Green parrot | |
| Bunderra | Black Wallaby | |
| Boroke | Place of Frogs | |
| Bungobittah | Many flying squirrels | |
| Buni | A bird's nest | |
| Bun-yal | Flies | |
| Bungawitta | Home of the Possum | |
| Burbugate | Many owls |
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| Burra Burra | sheep | |
| Burrendah | Place of the swan | |
| Burrendong | Native koala bear | |
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| Caltowie | Sleepy lizard waterhole | |
| Canungra | Place of owls | |
| Carrabulone | Many white cockatoos | |
| Burlamatta | Place of possums |
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| Carribie | Many emus drink |  |
| Connewarre | Home of the swan |  |
| Coobowie | Wildfowl Waters | |
| Coomalong | Plenty of possums | |
| Coombell | Bunyip in water | |
| Coorigil | Sign of bees | |
| Cumbalum | Flathead caught here | |
| Curramulka | Emu drinking place | |
| Currawidgen | Place of possums | |
| Curriequinquin | Butcher bird | |
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| Durda | Dog | |
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| Eurie Eurie | Many kangaroos |
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| Gaya-dari | Platypus | |
| Gowi-nee-bu | Robin redbreast | |
| Gulargambone | Place of galah parrots | |
| Guyra | Fishing place or cockatoo | |
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| Illabunda | Place of swallows | |
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| Joalah | Haunt of the lyrebird | |
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| Kaneky | Yellow Crested cockatoo | |
| Kangaloom | Kangaroo feeding place | |
| Katandra | Song of birds | |
| Keli | Dog | |
| Keurong | Home of the flying fox | |
| Kumalie | Small Duck |  |
| Kurrara | Place frequented by possums | |
| Kurrookarrook | Koala with young | |
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| Laanecoorie | Home of kangaroos | |
| Laanepyramul | Home of emus | |
| Langi-dorn | Bellbird nest | |
| Lowanyeri | Place of grey geese |  |
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| Merrigang | Playground of dingoes | |
| Millemurro | Pelican | |
| Murana | Willy wagtail | |
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| Nangkita | Place of little frogs | |
| Noamunga | Fishing place | |
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| Orara | Home of the perch | |
| Orrapoora | Magpie | |
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| Pademelon | Scrub wallaby | |
| Parraweena | Place of parrots | |
| Biggie-billa | Echidna | |
| Pipipa | Sandpiper | |
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| Tallagandra | Many cows | |
| Tallawong | Bell magpie | |
| Tandanya | Home of the red kangaroo | |
| Tanunda | Creek with water fowl | |
| Tarrawonga | Mating place of pigeons |  |
| Tempi | Swamp duck | |
| Terrigal | Place of little birds | |
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| Ulamambri | Possum country | |
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| Wambangalang | Many grey kangaroos | |
| Warialda | Place of wild honey | |
| Warra-nunna | Bee | |
| Weringerong | Lyre bird | |
| Werunnunn | Dog | |
| Woorawa | Wedge-tailed eagle | |
| Wunbi | Puppy | |
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| Yarramalong | Place of wild horses. |
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