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minus-squarerxxrclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoI guessed the same, but according to Wikipedia: The name wallaby comes from Dharug walabi or waliba. I’m not sure how modern anglicisation works but I assume what’s given there is considered the most accurate spelling of the indigenous word. So “wallaby” isn’t too far off.
I guessed the same, but according to Wikipedia:
I’m not sure how modern anglicisation works but I assume what’s given there is considered the most accurate spelling of the indigenous word. So “wallaby” isn’t too far off.