Meaning of minga | Babel Free

Definitions

A tourist, especially one that comes to climb Uluru.

Australia, Central, derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“To have⟳ Uluru interpreted by an Anangu guide⟳ is far more fulfilling than trailing after the minga, or "ants", as those who show⟳ their disrespect by climbing the sacred monolith are called.”

“It's easy to see⟳ why local Aborigines refer⟳ to these intruders as minga—or little ants.”

“I, too, have⟳ come⟳ to central Australia as a minga tjuta, though I'm not here to scale the slopes of Uluru.”

“At the end⟳ of her patrol yesterday arvo, Ruby went into the crater and found a group of minga off track.”

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