Boodjar Nyungar Placenames is an online resource of Western Australian Nyungar Aboriginal place names.

It is the result of a research project into place names in the Southwest Western Australia region in which Nyungar have traditional associations.

Boodjar is the Nyungar word for "country".[1] Smaller areas in the larger area also have the word used.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Nyungar Boodjar".
  2. ↑ Collard, Leonard; Bracknell, Clint; Harben, Sandra; City of Cockburn (W.A.) (2011), Beeliar Boodjar : an introduction to the Aboriginal history of the City of Cockburn based on existing literature, [Spearwood, W.A.] City of Cockburn, retrieved 3 April 2015
  3. ↑ Murdoch University (2000), Nidja Beeliar Boodjar Noonookurt Nyininy a Nyungar interpretive history of the use of Boodjar (country) in the vicinity of Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Murdoch University, retrieved 3 April 2015
  4. ↑ Harben, S; Collard, L (2006), Nyungar Tourism in the South West Region of Western Australia: A Case Study Analysis, Centre for Social and Community Research, Murdoch University, retrieved 3 April 2015


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