Other Names Used By Australian Aboriginal People
There are a number of other names from Australian Aboriginal languages commonly used to identify groups based on geography:
- Koori (or Koorie) in New South Wales and Victoria
- Murri in southern Queensland
- Nyoongar in southern Western Australia and South Australia
- Nunga in southern South Australia
- Palawah (or Pallawah) in Tasmania.
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