List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin

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This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)