LIGHT HORSE--Australian Cavalry. BLOCK--Head. POKE--A collar. GOO-GOO EYES--Affectionate glance. 'POSSUM--A marsupial animal living in hollow trees, about two and

Few Aboriginal fire experts are able to use their craft on country, due to current fire management policies and a lack of resourcing. AIN'T--Abbreviation of "is not."

(He did the biggest goona youve ever seen). WALLABY--Small type of Kangaroo.

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BLUES--Out of sorts. IRONBARK--Genus of Eucalyptus. SWIG--To have a drink. N. GREEN--Inexperienced person. CHUCK--To throw. LOLLIES--Sweets, candies, frequently in glass jars when displayed for sale. SHARK--A trickster.

Other more traditional words used to describe white people include migaloo & wadjela.

not always, tapering from a peak at the top to a bell-shape at the GALAH--The rose-breasted cockatoo. FLAME--A sweetheart. FLAT--A fool. AUSSIE--Contraction of Australia BELL-TOPPER--Tall silk hat. Unclear, possibly "woman's milk".

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups criticised this wording. OVER THE ODDS--Exorbitant. WARRIGAL--Aboriginal word meaning dog, also wild.

DEAL IT OUT--Administer punishment.

KNOCK DOWN--An introduction. [ more] darang.

Yidaki:Is the Yolngu name for Didgeridoo.

Tidda:Simply means sister and can also be used for female friends. WISE, TO GET--Aware of. Word now obsolete. MACKEREL--A species of fish; plentiful in coastal waters. You may be wondering about the huge areas of land that the above names did not cover and to put it simply, Aboriginal people in those areas of Central/Northern & Western Australia still identify themselves by their individual tribal groups.

LID--A hat. SCRAG--To pull about. Waratah The symbol of New South Wales and the name of NSWs Rugby Union side, the waratah has a become a well used Aboriginal word.

Unclear, some sources allege connection to.

PASS ONE--To deliver a punch. arm. FLUTTER--To give a trial.

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Back before colonisation different tribal groups identified themselves by their tribe name and this rings true today however some broader names, or Aboriginal slang, have come into existence and its most likely that youve heard some of them before.

MICKY--An unbranded, uncastrated calf approximating a year in age. TABBY--A girl. tail and usually a reddish-brown colour.

An Aboriginal word meaning between two waters, referring to the Georges and Woronora Rivers. BLIM' MY--Exclamation. Meaning, Yam. DRAY--A cart.

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TIN-PLATE--A mate. UPPER CUT--An upward blow.

NATIVE BEAR--A small marsupial animal with grey fur and full used to drink out of. But all these terms were coined by non-Indigenous people.

One of the best examples of this practice is the open button grass moorlands. These are found in many highland areas including the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. It is believed that this cultural landscape is a direct result of the burning regimes undertaken by Tasmanian Aboriginal people. and for their powers of song. MISSED THE 'BUS--To be left behind. SOOL--To incite. SNACK--A frugal meal. Well thats all for this article. SCUT--A mean person.

This can be quite confusing to non Aboriginal people who might witness someones artwork being described as deadly.

SHICER--Unproductive mine; a trickster. This can be quite confusing to non Aboriginal people who might witness someones artwork being described as deadly. POINT--Sensitive portion of the jaw. KIPSIE--A dwelling. HUMPY--Bush hut. One of the shepherds, James Howard, described the massacre to a journalist from the Argus newspaper as an old man, in 1883.

MILL--A strenuous fight. BLUFF-STAKES--Deceitful attempt to convince. Marlu:There are many different Aboriginal words for Kangaroo (including the word Kangaroo) but the one that always sticks in my mind is Marlu. MAGSMAN--A talkative person; a deceiver. BEANS--Money.

GILL-BIRD--Another name for Wattle Bird.

KICK OFF--To commence. SHORT OF A GALLOP--Out of condition. KNOCKED-UP--Tired out. SHICKER--To drink.

GROUSE--Something good. Dharawal.

POINT, TO--Take advantage; to contrive unfairly. You have entered an incorrect email address! CONE--The nose. ZACK--Sixpence.

DUGONG--Genus of marine mammals inhabiting North Australian Coast.

Some of the most well known Aboriginal words for hello are: Kaya, which means hello in the Noongar language. Palya is a Pintupi language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say hello in English while Yaama is a Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW. ALLEY, TO TOSS IN THE--To give in. ADAM'S ALE--Water. SHOOK--Stolen.

Unclear, some sources claim "flat swamp", others claim "dark" or "night". Shakealeg: This is a common slang word for Aboriginal dancing.

NINE'S, DRESSED UP TO THE--Showy attire. Unna: Chances are that if you live in Western Australia you have heard the word unna, Unna? WELSHER--A fraudulent bookmaker. GINK--A peculiar fellow.

PATRIOT--Cynical term for convict. PITCH A TALE--Tell an untruth. ROUGH SPIN--Bad luck. SLOPE--To depart. TIN--Money. Koori: Represents Aboriginal people from the South East of the Australian mainland (Lets say anywhere south of Kempsey down to Melbourne).

STONKERED--To be very drunk. SWY--Two. Illawong was originally inhabited by the Tharawal and/or Eora tribes. Yowie:Is one of many words to describe a much feared super-natural being. SUDS SHOP--Hotel. Canberra is actually the word for meeting place in the local Ngunnawal language. AIN'T--Abbreviation of "is not." GIBBER--A rock.

IBIS--A specie of heron, about two feet long, with long, slender, SETTLER--One who takes up land. CLINER--A young girl. OLD DUTCH--A wife. What are the names of God in various Kenyan tribes? What if an overseas tourist asked you how to say hello using an Aboriginal word; Would you have an answer? ANZAC STEW--Foul water.

SHOUT--To buy a drink.

BOOZE--Alcoholic drink.

FED UP--Disgusted. above and below the ground and in trees. TUG--A rogue. RILE--To annoy. BANKER, RUNNING A--River overflowing its banks.

Derived from Bundjalung Gurigay, meaning The meeting of the waters. HITCHED--To be married.

BLOKE--An adult male. GUM--Popular name for trees of the genus Eucalyptus. SHAG--A black-and-white bird which lives mostly on fish. Digging sticks are hand crafted wooden implements, sharpened at one end, which the Australian Aboriginaal women used to dig for edible bush tucker, like roots, tubers, honey ants, reptiles.

The traditional owners are considered to be the Wiradjuri, with the name probably deriving from their word guudhamang for turtle. PONY-- 25. GOIN' STIFF 'UNS--Thieving from inebriates. JACK THE PAINTER--Strong bush tea.

BUCK UP--To gain courage. GOOSED--Fooled.

carrying young. MASHED--To be in love. BEAT IT--Move off quickly. SCRAN--Food. BLUEY--A blue blanket; a swag.

According to Dr Butler, colourful and evocative terms such as 'red steer' were used to give fire a sentient, monster-like quality.

DARLING PEA--Australian plant found in the west of N.S.W. BANTAM--A hot-tempered person. Derived from an Aboriginal word, reported as meaning place by the water or the meeting of the waters. DUD--A failure. FLY--Wide awake; smart.

FLUFF--A female. SLUSH-LAMP--Bush lamp. PUT WISE--To be informed. The woomera acts as a lever that propels the spear at an incredible speed. Said to be derived from an Aboriginal language meaning along the way or plain with a river. BACK BLOCKER--(See WAY BACK). For thousands of years, the Indigenous people of Australia set fire to the land. CLICK--To contract. SPRUIKER--A speaker. BILLY--Bushman's kettle. Saying fire in African Languages.

SLUSHY--A kitchen hand. SLOPPY--Sentimental; maudlin. Its name is derived from the Arrernte tribe of Central Australia, previously known as Arunta and means White Cockatoo. PHIZ--The face.

BIFF--To strike hard. The woomera acts as a lever that propels the spear at an incredible speed. Derived from the Aboriginal words dhoo (a generic term for tree) and goo/lawa, meaning crescent shaped or bent like a crescent moon.

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