Aboriginal words - examples
| Origins: Australian Aborigines | Chris Illert CV | Proto-Australian Language | Traditional Aboriginal Languages | Words | The following are Australian Aboriginal words and phrases as translate by Dr. Chris Illert. These examples are taken directly from his published works, and from examples derived by the present writer, often in consultation with Dr. Illert. | Bundanoon | Cullingutti / Coolangatta | Gingenbullen | Koala | Platypus | Snowy Mountains | --------------------- 1. Platypus * English - Platypus (1799) * Scientific name - Ornithorhynchus anatinus * Aboriginal - Mullangong (1891) * Phonetic translation (root words) - malu : ŋ-gʊn : g(ʊn) - (Illert 2001) * English translation (root words combined) - bubbly very thing / very bubbly thing (Illert 2001) * English pronunciation - moola : ng-gayan : g ------------------ 2. Koala * English - Koala * Scientific name - Phascolarctos cinereus * English translation (root words combined) - lethar