Nyungar Placenames in the South-West of Western Australia
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| Balgerbine | Balgerbine | Well |
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Balgerbine as B - al - ger - bine as Bal - alla - ger - bine - yin or bal - alla - ger - bian - nyin or bal - ale - ga - bean - yin or bal - al - gar - bin
nyinning meaning the ‘black boy’ Xanthorroea or grass tree, the one that possesses is situated on or by here and has been scraped and dug. |
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