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minus-squaregaloisghost@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·17 天前Why “Ualabis”? Strange that it’s the only word not in English.
minus-squarenot quite01(they/them)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·17 天前its a wallaby https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby
minus-squaregaloisghost@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 天前Yes I understand that, but why is it in a different language.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 天前Probably the aboriginal word for it? Like how what used to be known as Ayer’s Rock is now called Uluru
minus-squarethisnameisnottolong@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 天前Wallaby is wollabi in Dharug. This seems to be Spanish?
minus-squarefriendly_ghost@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 天前I think this person is just noting that only one animal here is referred to by its non-English name, and wondering why, since presumably all these animals have indigenous names I didn’t know these fun facts about animals using drugs! Neat
Why “Ualabis”? Strange that it’s the only word not in English.
its a wallaby https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby
Yes I understand that, but why is it in a different language.
Probably the aboriginal word for it? Like how what used to be known as Ayer’s Rock is now called Uluru
Wallaby is wollabi in Dharug. This seems to be Spanish?
I think this person is just noting that only one animal here is referred to by its non-English name, and wondering why, since presumably all these animals have indigenous names
I didn’t know these fun facts about animals using drugs! Neat