Talk:Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales

Dispute over derivation of name
I removed this paragraph from the article: "The opening paragraph of this article reporting on the meaning of the name is complete rubbish. Cudgellagong - the closest transliteration of the Aboriginal name actually means "Place of many reed beds". A reference to the Reed beds that used to surround the lake shallows and keep the water clean before the introduction of European carp wrecked the lake environment."

It was posted by an IP editor here. Obviously the current explanation is referenced but thought it at least worth raising this alternative on the talk page. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 21:10, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Alternative Derivations?
The current version still has problems:

"Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word 'Kartjellakoo' meaning 'he had a coolamon'. A coolamon is a shallow wooden dish. Alternatively it is derived from Wiradhuri and Ngiyambaa "gajal" for water container with suffix "lugu" for "her" or "his".[3]"

They don't seem to be alternatives. The first says it's aboriginal, the second that it's Wiradhuri and Ngiyambaa (i.e. it's just more specific). 'Kartjellakoo' and "gajal lugu" are pretty obviously transcription alternatives, especially when "Kartjel" is translated as water container and "gajal" as coolamon, "lakoo" as "he had" and "lugu" as "her or his". Possibly they reflect voicing differences between two different local groups. Maybe it could be reworded something like:

"Derivations have been suggested from "gajal" or "kartjel" a shallow dish or water container, and "lugu" or "lakoo" possessive, aboriginal possibly Wiradhuri and/or Ngiyambaa [3]"."

But it would be good to have someone with the relevant language expertise to come up with a precise wording. Urilarim (talk) 21:42, 1 November 2019 (UTC)