Northern Territory slang for "Man"
Origin:
"Mulliga" and "Maluka" derive from the Yangman language word; "marluga" (Maa-rloo-ka) meaning "old man"
In Jeanie Gunn's book, "We of the never never" the station boss was referred to as "Maluka" by the Aboriginals on Elsey Station in 1902. There is a street and a park in Katherine and a street in Palmerston named "Maluka"
Darwin locals generally pronounce the word as "Mulliga" (Ma-lee-gar), basically referring to any male person.
Origin:
"Mulliga" and "Maluka" derive from the Yangman language word; "marluga" (Maa-rloo-ka) meaning "old man"
In Jeanie Gunn's book, "We of the never never" the station boss was referred to as "Maluka" by the Aboriginals on Elsey Station in 1902. There is a street and a park in Katherine and a street in Palmerston named "Maluka"
Darwin locals generally pronounce the word as "Mulliga" (Ma-lee-gar), basically referring to any male person.
Often used when referring to an unidentified man, as in "Who that mulliga?" or "Who that mulliga you was with last night?"
Sometimes the "Ga" is drawn out in friendly greeting, like "Hey Mulligaaa, what you bin doing?"
Sometimes the "Ga" is drawn out in friendly greeting, like "Hey Mulligaaa, what you bin doing?"
by Darwin Mulliga November 22, 2018