Noongar Country
The Spelling of Noongar
Please note that there are at least three other known ways of spelling Noongar - Nyoongar, Nyoongah, and Nyungar. This is due to our language being communicated orally and there being no written record from early times.
Noongar Seasons
There are 6 Generic Seasons for Noongar people:
| Birak | December / January | hot and dry with easterly winds during the day and south west sea breezes in the late afternoon |
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| Boonaroo | February / March | hot easterly and north winds |
| Djiran | April / May | becoming cooler with winds from the southwest |
| Mookaroo | June / July | cold and wet with westerly gales |
| Djilba | August / September | becoming warmer |
| Kambarang | October / November | rain decreasing |