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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apparently the Spanish translate Wallaby. TIL

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought it may have been a more accurate and respectful transcription of the First Nations language the word came from, as opposed to the simplified colonial-era anglicisations, though it being Spanish orthography makes sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I guessed the same, but according to Wikipedia:

The name wallaby comes from Dharug walabi or waliba.

I'm not sure how modern anglicisation works but I assume what's given there is considered the most accurate spelling of the indigenous word. So "wallaby" isn't too far off.