[PDF] aboriginal terms in english

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  • What are the terms for the Aboriginal people?

    The preference is to use 'First Nations people', 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s)', or 'Indigenous Australians'. Choose one and stay consistent, including in data tables and graphs. Use capital letters, it's a noun – First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, Indigenous Australian, Torres Strait Islander.

  • What are the Aboriginal terms in Australia?

    Aboriginal-language terms for people, such as "Koori", "Murri" or "Nyoongah", are appropriate for the areas where they apply. About 80% of the Torres Strait Island population now resides outside the Torres Strait; thus, local terminology such as "Murray Island Peoples" and "Mer Island Peoples" is also used.

  • What English words are derived from Aboriginal?

    The following words have been borrowed into Australian English from Aboriginal languages.

    bilby.billabong.boomerang.cooee.coolibah.corella.corroboree.currawong.
  • 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.
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