Derbarl Yerrigan

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Derbarl Yerrigan is the Noongar Aboriginal name for the Swan River in Western Australia, reflecting its deep cultural and spiritual significance to the local Indigenous people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Derbal Yerrigan 1
Derbarl Yerrigan canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf culturally significant site
geographical feature
river
associatedWith Whadjuk Noongar people
linked to: Noongar people
country Australia
flowsInto Indian Ocean
flowsThrough Perth
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Noongar people
hasNameIn Noongar language
hasOfficialEnglishName Swan River
hasSpiritualSignificanceFor Noongar people
hasTypeOfSignificance cultural
spiritual
isAboriginalNameFor Swan River
isAssociatedWith Whadjuk region
linked to: Noongar Country
isCentralTo Noongar identity
Noongar spirituality
isKnownAs Derbal Yerrigan
linked to: Derbarl Yerrigan
isPartOf Swan–Canning river system
isRecognizedBy Western Australian government
isReferencedIn Perth place-based reconciliation initiatives
Western Australian environmental policy
isSubjectOf Indigenous land rights discussions
cultural heritage protection efforts
isUsedIn Noongar Dreaming stories
Noongar cultural narratives
languageGroup Noongar
linked to: Noongar people
locatedIn Perth region
Western Australia
mouthLocatedAt Indian Ocean
partOf Noongar Country
passesThrough City of Fremantle
linked to: Fremantle

City of Perth
linked to: Perth

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swan River hasIndigenousName Derbarl Yerrigan
Derbarl Yerrigan isKnownAs Derbal Yerrigan
linked to: Derbarl Yerrigan