Nyunga

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Australia/ˈnʊŋa/Australia/ˈnjuːŋɡə/

noun

An indigenous people of southwestern Australia.

OriginNyunga nungar →
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Meanings

nounNyunga pl (plural only)

alternative Noonga · alternative Noongah · alternative Noongar · alternative Nyoongah · alternative Nyoongar · alternative Nyungah · alternative Nyuunga

  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people of southwestern Australia.
proper noun

alternative Noonga · alternative Noongah · alternative Noongar · alternative Nyoongah · alternative Nyoongar · alternative Nyungah · alternative Nyuunga

  1. The Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language, or group of related languages or dialects, spoken by the Nyunga.
adjectiveNyunga (not comparable)

alternative Noonga · alternative Noongah · alternative Noongar · alternative Nyoongah · alternative Nyoongar · alternative Nyungah · alternative Nyuunga

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Nyunga people or their language or culture.

Origin

  1. Nyunganungar
  2. Nyunganungar
  3. EnglishNyunga

Borrowed from Nyunga nungar (“a person, a man”).

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Anagrams

yungan
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APA

Nyunga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyunga

MLA

“Nyunga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyunga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nyunga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nyunga.

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