palawa kani names for two waterfalls
Two waterfalls in Tasmania which don’t have official names can be given palawa kani names.
One is on the foothills of kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Hobart.
turikina truwala
said as
(tu ree kee nah) (tru wah lah).
which means:
Mountain Waterfall
(literally – ‘waterfall mountain’ as the palawa kani word order is the reverse of English).
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The second is in Punchbowl Reserve, Launceston.
luyni mungalina
said as
(loy nee ) (mu ngah lee nah).
which means:
Raining Rock [Waterfall]
because the falls only ...
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