List of Australian repeated place names

List of Australian repeated place names

Australian places include ones with names where a word is repeated to make the name. These names are nearly always derived from indigenous Australian languages. [cite web|url = http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/History/PlaceNames.asp |title = The White Hat Guide to Australian Place Names|accessdate = 2008-05-13]

ee also

* Reduplication for general linguistic analysis
* List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin

References

Further reading

* Kennedy, Brian, & Kennedy, Barbara. & Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (2006) "Australian place names" ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, N.S.W. ISBN 073331760X
* Reed, A. W. (1967) "Aboriginal place names" Sydney ; Wellington : A.H. & A.W. Reed. ISBN 0730101274 (pbk)


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