Do the Aborigines of Australia have a Name for Corroboree?

Yes, different language groups have their names for corroboree. Taplin noted that what whites call a corrobery is called by the Narrinyeri, ringbalin.

Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen noted that in the central Australian tribes they studied, the word “corrobboree” was often adopted by natives after hearing white men use it, with their own word for sacred ceremonies being “Quabara.”

 

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