Aboriginal Perspective
Dharawal Verse Australian National Anthem
nyini Australiagal bugjari garibara nyini budjari buriga bugjari bamul yararaga mari walaba balmulga mari walanmirang bamul merong mari kaban walaba badjajarang waratah yanamuru Australiagal yanumauru Australiagal yana budjari Australiagal nyini bayala gawuwi bayala gawuwi yana budjari Australiagal |
Dharawal Translations
We Australian mob are going to have a good dance We good young fellows Good earth and speared a lot of wallabies a lot of water associated with this earth earth having a lot of animals and waratahs go along the path Australians Australian mob go together we say and sing out Australian mob go together |
Advance Australia Fair in Dharawal from Sing 2003 written by Jacqueline Troy
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Dharawal Language
Place Names
Town Aboriginal Name Meaning
Botany Bay Gamay/Kamay fresh water
Bundeena noise like thunder
Burraneer point of the bay
Caringbah pademelon wallaby
Cronulla Kuranulla place of pink shells
Garie Guri sleepy
Garrawarraah place of nesting eagles
Gunnamatta Goonamurra place of beach and sandhills
Gymea G/y/omeathe giant (gymea) lily
Illawong between two rivers/waters
Jannali Yanad(a)i place of the moon
Jibbon Djeeban sandbars at low tide
Kareela place of trees and water
Kirrawee Gi(a)rrawee(i) place of white cockatoos
Kurnell Kundul
Quibay Bay Daringyan/Bunna Bunna stingray
Solander Point Gweagood hunting
Wattamolla place near running water
Woolooware muddy flat
Woronora Wooloonora black rock
Yarrawarrah place of tall trees
Yowie Koo-eea call that echoed
Place Names
Town Aboriginal Name Meaning
Botany Bay Gamay/Kamay fresh water
Bundeena noise like thunder
Burraneer point of the bay
Caringbah pademelon wallaby
Cronulla Kuranulla place of pink shells
Garie Guri sleepy
Garrawarraah place of nesting eagles
Gunnamatta Goonamurra place of beach and sandhills
Gymea G/y/omeathe giant (gymea) lily
Illawong between two rivers/waters
Jannali Yanad(a)i place of the moon
Jibbon Djeeban sandbars at low tide
Kareela place of trees and water
Kirrawee Gi(a)rrawee(i) place of white cockatoos
Kurnell Kundul
Quibay Bay Daringyan/Bunna Bunna stingray
Solander Point Gweagood hunting
Wattamolla place near running water
Woolooware muddy flat
Woronora Wooloonora black rock
Yarrawarrah place of tall trees
Yowie Koo-eea call that echoed