Nyungar Placenames in the South-West of Western Australia
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Dowerin as do - warn - in or dah - wen - nyinning or dah - weendarng - yin or da - wackign - yin or da - wening - nyin or da - wendoo - nyin or dah - wendoo - nyinnaga referring to the twenty eight parrot and means that the mouth is ugly useless and bad and it sits in a declined fashion. |
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