WHAT DOES 'AWABAKAL' MEAN? 'Awaba is the word meaning place of flat or plain surface. This word was used to describe what is now known as Lake Macquarie. ... Prior to colonisation the Awabakal people practised 'fire stick farming', otherwise known as 'cultural burning' extensively.

How do you say hello in Awabakal?

Getting Started: Greetings and Farewells

There is no standard greeting recorded for Awabakal. That is, there is no reliable record of what people might always say to each other when they met.

What is the Awabakal totem?

Birabahn was born in 1800 and died in 1846. “Birabahn” is the traditional name of the totem for Awabakal people, the eagle hawk. Birabahn was an important leader.