Whats with the "up"?
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Whats with the "up"?
Hi all
As hubby and I arrive in Perth mid November I have been researching areas for accommodation (with a view to buying a property). I notice so many place names end with "up" i.e Dandalup, Dwellingup, Yallingup etc. Does anyone have an opinion on the significance of this? Is it some aboriginal reference?
Thanks for letting me pick your brains!
Wannabe Wallaby
As hubby and I arrive in Perth mid November I have been researching areas for accommodation (with a view to buying a property). I notice so many place names end with "up" i.e Dandalup, Dwellingup, Yallingup etc. Does anyone have an opinion on the significance of this? Is it some aboriginal reference?
Thanks for letting me pick your brains!
Wannabe Wallaby
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Re: Whats with the "up"?
Originally posted by WannabeWallaby
Hi all
As hubby and I arrive in Perth mid November I have been researching areas for accommodation (with a view to buying a property). I notice so many place names end with "up" i.e Dandalup, Dwellingup, Yallingup etc. Does anyone have an opinion on the significance of this? Is it some aboriginal reference?
Thanks for letting me pick your brains!
Wannabe Wallaby
Hi all
As hubby and I arrive in Perth mid November I have been researching areas for accommodation (with a view to buying a property). I notice so many place names end with "up" i.e Dandalup, Dwellingup, Yallingup etc. Does anyone have an opinion on the significance of this? Is it some aboriginal reference?
Thanks for letting me pick your brains!
Wannabe Wallaby
Having lived in WA I've always understood that "up" and "in" at the end of place names in that state reflected Aboriginal references to "near water". Probably because of different dialects, the "up" towns are mainly south of a line running south-east of Perth, eg Wagerup, Yallingup, Manjimup, etc, while the "in" towns north of this line include Narrogin, Kondinin, Wagin, etc.
Geoffrey Dunstan, Lindfield
The "up" in WA place names is derived from the local Aboriginal dialect meaning "place of".
Rosemary Fagen, Randwick (ex Gnowangerup)
http://old.smh.com.au/news/0202/09/s...pectrum15.html
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Re: Whats with the "up"?
Originally posted by Megalania
Why do so many West Australian towns end with "up"?
Having lived in WA I've always understood that "up" and "in" at the end of place names in that state reflected Aboriginal references to "near water". Probably because of different dialects, the "up" towns are mainly south of a line running south-east of Perth, eg Wagerup, Yallingup, Manjimup, etc, while the "in" towns north of this line include Narrogin, Kondinin, Wagin, etc.
Geoffrey Dunstan, Lindfield
The "up" in WA place names is derived from the local Aboriginal dialect meaning "place of".
Rosemary Fagen, Randwick (ex Gnowangerup)
http://old.smh.com.au/news/0202/09/s...pectrum15.html
Why do so many West Australian towns end with "up"?
Having lived in WA I've always understood that "up" and "in" at the end of place names in that state reflected Aboriginal references to "near water". Probably because of different dialects, the "up" towns are mainly south of a line running south-east of Perth, eg Wagerup, Yallingup, Manjimup, etc, while the "in" towns north of this line include Narrogin, Kondinin, Wagin, etc.
Geoffrey Dunstan, Lindfield
The "up" in WA place names is derived from the local Aboriginal dialect meaning "place of".
Rosemary Fagen, Randwick (ex Gnowangerup)
http://old.smh.com.au/news/0202/09/s...pectrum15.html
Thank you for clearing that up for me.......I guess this also applies to places ending in "ong"???
Wannabe Wallaby