ngamudji

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ngamatji is the place Wurundjeri people believe the soul returns to after death, as a person becomes pale upon death, when Wurundjeri people saw non-Aboriginal people for the first time, they referred to them as "Ngamatji" to respectfully say to them 'go back to the place where you came from'[4]

Noun

ngamudji

  1. white-skinned settler or man (in Australia)[2]
  2. non-First Nation person
  3. The place where the soul returns to after death [4]
  4. The bright red colors at sunset[2]
  5. white man[3]

Derived terms

See also

References

  • “Mallanbool Reserve — history”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 20 April 2013, archived from the original on 20 April 2013
  1. ^ M. Woiwood, Barak Vs The Black Hats of Melbourne, 2017, p66
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://howittandfison.org/document/hw0391/37
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg84
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.smh.com.au/national/learn-some-woiwurrung-words-for-everyday-use-20211007-p58y2x.html
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