Wp/nys/Dongara
Dongara is a town 351 kilometres north-northwest of Perth, Western Australia, on the Brand Highway. The town is located at the mouth of the Irwin River.
Meaning
[edit | edit source]Dongara means listen to the mouth or voice/s from above or the east.[1]
Karr-bung Karryl
[edit | edit source]Dongara as d - ong - ara or[1]
Daa - ong - era or
da - doung - e-ra or
daa - duong - ira or
da - doonga - yira or
daa - dwank - era or
da - twonk - yira
Alternatively, the place name 'Dongara' is an anglicised rendition of Thung-arra, the local Wattandee people's name for the estuary adjacent to the town, meaning 'sea lion place'.[source?]