ngamudji
Woiwurrung
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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'[2]
Noun
[edit]ngamudji
- white-skinned settler or man (in Australia)
- non-First Nation person
- The place where the soul returns to after death [2]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Mallanbool Reserve — history”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2013 April 20, archived from the original on 20 April 2013
- ^ M. Woiwood, Batak Vs The Black Hats of Melbourne, 2017, p66
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.smh.com.au/national/learn-some-woiwurrung-words-for-everyday-use-20211007-p58y2x.html