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The Gubbi Gubbi Language
Wunya (welcome) Ngulum (everyone). The language spoken in
our local area is the Gubbi Gubbi language.
The word Yandina is a Gubbi Gubbi word which means "to go
on foot" or "crossing place on the river". Yandina received
this name because it was the place which allowed a safe
passage for people to cross the river.
Galangoor ngin (thank you). |
Did you know?
The local Gubbi Gubbi language is just one of over three
hundred Australian Aboriginal dialects.
Gubbi Gubbi people are also known as Karbi Karbi or Kubbi
Kubbi as neighbouring clans had slight variation in
pronunciation.
Yandina was also called "Jandeenya" by some. In the Gubbi
Gubbi language, K / G and Y / J sound similar. |
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The Boomerang
The word for boomerang in the Gubbi language of the
Sunshine Coast was "bargan". The word boomerang derives from
the Sydney area and was an adopted word that was used all
throughout Australia and still is today. The main purposes of
the bargan were hunting and fighting, but it was also used as
a digging device.
There are three different types of boomerangs in this area:
the returning boomerang was used for hunting birds or animals
in flight; the club boomerang was used to travel straight at
the prey and not return; and the hook boomerang was used in
tribal warfare.
All weapons were made from hardwood pertaining to the area.
We used mostly black wattle tree roots because they are the
strongest part of the tree. |
The Didgeridoo
The most commonly known Aboriginal instrument in Australia
is the didgeridoo.
The didgeridoo is a woodwind instrument which originated
from the Northern Territory. It was called the "yidaki". The
didgeridoo was passed on to this area through our trade lines.
Here on the Sunshine Coast it was called the "bpirrajarmandy",
which means to throw sound through a hollow log.
According to tradition the didgeridoo was protected and
played only by men. |
