In fact, it means specifically the black kangaroo and also the Guugu-Yimidhirr kangurru could be written down variously in English, giving rise to the modern English pronunciation (with a G as in finger, whereas the original was as in singer). It does not mean "I don't know", though this is a widespread legend.Īs explained under Guugu-Yimidhirr, this was the language encountered by Cook and Banks when they first landed, and they took the local name as the generic Aboriginal name for the animal.
The word kangaroo comes from a northern Queensland language called Guugu-Yimidhirr, and does indeed mean kangaroo.
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