What does the word Darkinjung mean?
Wiktionary. Darkinjungnoun. An indigenous territory in New South Wales, Australia. Darkinjungnoun. The Aboriginal people of that territory.
How do you say Aboriginal words?
Some simple, basic rules of pronunciation for Aboriginal languages are as follows;
- Stress (accent) for most Australian languages is usually on the first syllable.
- The letters t, p, & k, sound more like d, b & g respectively – Aboriginal languages generally are not as highly aspirated as English. (
How do you pronounce Gwydir?
The Welsh “Gwydir” is pronounced differently from Cambridge, with the syllables rhyming with “squid” and “beer”. Our “Gwydir” in Cambridge rhymes with “rider”.
What language do the Darkinjung speak?
Darrkinyung
Darkinjung (Darrkinyung; many other spellings; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Darkinjung people. While no audio recordings of the language survive, several researchers have compiled wordlists and grammatical descriptions.
What nation is the Guringai people?
Guringay Country, in northern New South Wales, encompasses an area from Newcastle up to Barrington Tops and from Singleton out to Port Stephens. A saltwater people, Guringay land is north of the Hunter River and follows down along the Manning River to the ocean.
What food did the Darkinjung eat?
seafood
Darkinjung Food Despite being inland people, the Darkinjung ate a lot of seafood. Archaeological excavations of ancient Darkinjung midden sites show that snapper, bream, leather jacket, rock cod and groper were all popular.
How do you say hello in Torres Strait?
Galang nguruindhau (Turrbal) & Gurumba bigi (Yuggera)! Or “Hello from Brisbane!”.
What are some Mandandanji words?
Some words
- yabo (father)
- yanga. ( mother)
- yo. ( yes)
- urra. ( no)
- nguran (dingo)
- bilgiñ
How do you say welcome in Aboriginal?
Wominjeka means Hello/Welcome in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of Kulin Nation – the traditional owners of Melbourne. Yumalundi means Hello in the Ngunnawal language.
What language did the Darkinjung speak?
Darkinjung (Darrkinyung; many other spellings; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Darkinjung people. While no audio recordings of the language survive, several researchers have compiled wordlists and grammatical descriptions.