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.”

CEFR level