In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Baiame (or Biame, Baayami, Baayama or Byamee) was the creator god and sky father in the Dreaming of several Aboriginal Australian peoples of south-eastern Australia, such as the Wonnarua, Kamilaroi, Eora, Darkinjung, and Wiradjuri peoples.

The name Balcanoona is derived from a word in the Adnjamathanha language meaning ‘old woman’. This is the name given to a rock formation high on the hill overlooking the area. On the road from Blinman to Arkaroola is the solitary grave of Peter Fagan who died in January 1871.

white friend

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There are many different Aboriginal names traditionally used across Australia with some language groups having separate words for wild dingoes and dingoes that live together with people. Dharawal speakers use the names dingu and warrigal to differentiate between tame and wild dingoes.

Earth

Deadly. Deadly is used by many Aboriginal people to mean excellent, or very good, in the same way that wicked is by many young English speakers. The Deadlys were awards for outstanding achievement by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This usage is not exclusive to Aboriginal people.

This week, our word is tucker. This is some great Aussie slang for food that has been in constant use since the 1850s. It is also used in a number of compound words, such as in bush tucker, food from Australian indigenous plants and trees. Many Australians will remember bush tucker experiences in school.

Yes there are still some although not many. They are almost extinct. There are 5000 of them left. There are 468000 Aboriginals in total in Australia in which 99 percent of them are mixed blooded and 1 percent of them are full blooded.

‘Walkabout’ for many Aboriginal people is a contentious word and considered an archaic colonial term. Its use by non-Aboriginal people is considered inappropriate.