Wp/nys/Binjareb

Also known as Pindjarup wer Bindjareb. Click here to see the Binjareb region.

Binjareb Moort - Families and people of Binjareb country

Kwop Mia - Organisations of Binjareb Country

• File:Murray Districts Aboriginal Corporation
• File:Winjan Aboriginal Corporation

Binjareb Mia Kwel - Binjareb Placenames

See also the Noongarpedia page Binjareb Mia Kwel - Binjareb Placenames

• File:Beela
• File:Coolup
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  Mandurah Foreshore
• File:Myalup
• File:Pinjarra
• File:Wilgie
• File:Wokalup
• File:Yerrup

Barragup

An important meeting place wer karlerl where many Noongar tribes came together annually to maya-maya along the Wangamup Bilya or Serpentine River. Site of the Barragup Mungah djildjit trap.

Beela

asbeel-aorbeela-alleorbeel-allaorbil-aliameaning there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool.

Coolup

ascool-uporkolo-uporgool-uporgool-guporgool-upp or gulling - gup means to move to as a motion to go to nidja place.

Dwellingup

asdw-ell-ing-upordwel-el-nyin-uppordwel-al- yin - gup or dwel - ali - yin - gup mean il wer by the whole place there is fog, dew wer mist.

Myalup

asmya-al-upormya-al-uppormya-al-gupormia-al- up or maia - al - gup means the district by that place of huts.

Pinjarra

aspin-jarraorbin-jarilorbin-jarralyorbinja-jarilorbinja - jarraly means to dig in the swamps amongst Djaraly (Jarrah) trees.

Pinjarra/Pinjarup boodja was a meeting place for the Binjareb tribe wer an area associated with intense resistance against colonial invasion. Prior to settlement the Binjareb lived peacefully in the area wer traded an abundance of flora wer fauna with neighbouring tribes. Pinjarra is a place of much historic significance associated with the Pinjarra Massacre.

Local elders/birdya/traditional owners of Pinjarra:

Harry Nannup

Yaburgurt

Wagerup

aswager-uporwatch-guporwej-uporwetch-upporwaige - gup means the place of the emu.

Wilga

aswi-l-gaorwil-il-garroorwilgerka-il-gadukorwilgi-il - gatak or wil - Il - garro or wilgie - il - garro or wilgee - Il - gaduk or wilgi - il - gatak means that areas il wer by north wer north-west directions possess yellow ochre clay.

Wokalup

aswokal-ka-l-uporwaagal-kal-al-uporwaagal- kal - ale - up or waugal - kal - ali - up or waagal - karl - ale - upp or woggal - kal - ala - gup or wakal - karl - ale - gup means il wer by nidja whole district is of the Waugal or rainbow serpent, a fabulous venomous monster that in the form of a snake resides in the deep wer dark water holes.

Yerrup

(as ye - rr - up or ye - yeera - gup or ye - yira - gup or ye - yeera - upp or ye - yira - upp) means today il the top of nidja steep location.

See also

Gnullar Karla Mia - Our Campfires (Language groups)