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Uki (VILLAGE), NSW Details
Description
A village on the Tweed River at its junction with Smiths Creek and with Rolands Creek. Also assigned as an address locality.
Meaning
Small water plant (like a fern) with a yellow flower and edible root. Also: from yaguy meaning small lagoon or bandicoot. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: the root of the swamp fern. Or small lagoon. (Oceania.Vol.XXXIV.No.1.p.42.Sept.1963).
Origin
Aboriginal. Also: said to be derived from Bundjalung yaguy meaning a small water plant with an edible root small lagoon or bandicoot but there is no linguistic evidence to support these. (Appleton; 1992).
Uki (VILLAGE), NSW
| title | Uki (VILLAGE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 61026 |
| placename | Uki |
| designation | VILLAGE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A village on the Tweed River at its junction with Smiths Creek and with Rolands Creek. Also assigned as an address locality. |
| meaning | Small water plant (like a fern) with a yellow flower and edible root. Also: from yaguy meaning small lagoon or bandicoot. (Richmond Tweed Regional Library. 1984). Also: the root of the swamp fern. Or small lagoon. (Oceania.Vol.XXXIV.No.1.p.42.Sept.1963). |
| origin | Aboriginal. Also: said to be derived from Bundjalung yaguy meaning a small water plant with an edible root small lagoon or bandicoot but there is no linguistic evidence to support these. (Appleton; 1992). |
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