Yakka

"Yakka", from the Yagara language of Brisbane, is one of the few commonly used Aboriginal words, along with "jackaroo", probably a Brisbane word for a pied crow strike, one of the country's noisiest birds.

The Advertiser 2009

"Yakka", from the Yagara language of Brisbane, is one of the few commonly used Aboriginal words, along with "jackaroo", probably a Brisbane word for a pied crow strike, one of the country's noisiest birds.

Wimmera Mail Times 2009

In addition to underwear, Pacific Brands also produces workwear brands Hard Yakka and KingGee, favored by laborers and tradesmen, as well as footwear, sportswear and dry goods, including towels and bed linen.

Pacific Brands Approached by KKR Gavin Lower 2012

They didn't have Hard Yakka or King Gee, just that new brand by the man Bisley.

Archive 2006-09-01 esther 2006

They didn't have Hard Yakka or King Gee, just that new brand by the man Bisley.

pants esther 2006

Bergitta was alive, thank all the Yakka gods of the upper air, and with a little luck, the Ansar Majlis wouldn't ever threaten anybody again.

Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

As a boy, he'd never been allowed to join a Yakka war party bent on vengeance.

Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

Two weeks was more than enough for him, even without watching the games, and he'd spent five years in the yurts of the Yakka clan.

Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

In my most secret heart, I still yearn for the honor of riding on raids as a Yakka warrior.

Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

Keeping the Yakka clan's grazing lands, herds, and yurts safe from the raids of neighbors was a full-time job which left no room in his heart for anything but cold practicality.

Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996