Gulaga - Glossary

Warren Foster

There were about two hundred and fifty Australian languages, although most are no longer spoken and few are in active use. This is a list of the indigenous words used by this storyteller.

Spellings vary from place to place. The spellings used here have been supplied by the storytellers and their communities.

Word: Meaning:
Yuin Aboriginal people of Wallaga Lake area, New South Wales
Gulaga Mount Dromedary. Sacred mountain of Yuin people
Barranguba Montague Island
Najanuga Little Dromedary
Gadu The sea
Darama Great Spirit
Umbarra Black Duck. Totem of Yuin people
Bimbulla Cockle
Djunga Octopus
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