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Noongar groups. The Noongar (/ ˈ n ʊ ŋ ɑːr /, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar / ˈ n j ʊ ŋ ɑːr /, Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga [1] / ˈ j ʊ ŋ ɑː /) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast.
Noongar (/ ˈ n ʊ ŋ ɑːr /), also Nyungar (/ ˈ n j ʊ ŋ ɡ ɑːr / [a]), is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others. It is taught actively in Australia, including at schools, universities and through public broadcasting.
boondie (hardened clump of sand; Noongar, W.A. [3]) gilgai; lerp (crystallized honeydew produced by larvae of psyllid bugs, gathered as food) min-min lights (ground-level lights of uncertain origin sometimes seen in remote rural Australia) willy willy
The Whadjuk formed part of the Noongar language group, with their own distinctive dialect. Culturally they were divided into two matrilineal moieties: Wardungmat, from wardung (the Australian raven, Corvus coronoides) and mat (lineage; meaning 'stock, family, leg') Manitjmat, from manitj (western corella, Cacatua pastinator) and mat
Noongar - occupying the area of the South West Agricultural Division of Western Australia - affected from 1827 onwards, and today represented by the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council. It includes five cultural groups: Perth type: Matrilineal moieties and totemic clans. Patrilineal local descent groups.
Specific terms can be used to refer to local or regional varieties of AbE, for example Koori or Murri English, Broome lingo and Noongar English. [2] Nunga English is the southern South Australian dialect of Aboriginal English. It includes words from the Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, and West Coast languages, as well as local variations in pronunciation.
Due to the Noongar language having several dialects, the Wagyl is referred to by different groups by different names. Varieties include Waugal, Waagal, Wargyl, Waakal, Waakle, Woggal, Wogal, Waagle, Warrgul and Warkal. In the Wiilman Noongar dialect, the Wagyl is called the Ngunnunguddy Gnuditj (meaning 'hairy-faced snake'). [2]
Noongar language groups The Wadandi , also spelt Wardandi and other variants, are an Aboriginal people of south-western Western Australia , one of fourteen language groups of the Noongar peoples.