I was casually looking at our map of south west WA and noticed lots of places end in ‘up’ in WA - I actually had already noticed this while driving as well. So I thought I’d list all the places on the map we have that end in ‘up’ in no particular order:
Suburbs/Towns
Ongerup
Toompup
Munderup
Kebaringup
West Myrup
Mungerup
Amelup
Yomumup
Kamballup
Takalarup
Warriup
Mindijup
Nanarup
Carbarup
Woogenellup
Kokokup
Narrikup
Chorkerup
Marbellup
Porongurup
Takenup
Perillup
Nornalup
Doombarkup
Yeagerup
Tambellup
Pootenup
Mortagallup
Kendenup
Campup
Boycup
Mobrup
Chowerup
Mordalup
Yorup
Wilgarup
Palgarup
Balbarrup
Dingup
Manjimup
Nyamup
Qwinninup
Jalbarragup
Darradup
Peeralup
Kudardup
Yallingup
Meelup
Quindalup
Carbunup River
Willyabrup
Cowaramup
Yoongarillup
Wonnerup
Kirup
Tutunup
Nannup
Mullalyup
Balingup
Noggerup
Mumballup
Benjinup
Boyup Brook
Mayanup
Dinninup
Kulikup
Qualeup
Capercup
Muradup
Jingalup
Kojonup
Coorinyup
Pindellup
Punchmirup
Carlecatup
Carrolup
Peringillup
Kibbleup
Coyrecup
Badgebup
Ewlyamartup
Toolbrunup
Pallinup
Camballup
Gnowangerup
Coromup
Ongerup
Kuringup
Pingrup
Warup
Boyanup
Dardanup
Gwindinup
Burekup
Binningup
Myalup
Wokalup
Cookernup
Coodanup
Yunderup
North Dandalup
Dwellingup
Gidgegannup
Environmenty things
Quarderwardup lake
Pallinup river
Toolbrunup Peak
Moingup Sptrings
Waychinicup National Park
Torndirrup National Park
Porongurup National Park
Lake Kwornicup
Pardelup Hill
Owingup NR
Tordit-Curnup Lagoon
Lake Maringup
Coodamurrup beach
Mt Chudalup
Meerup river
Callcup Hill
Malimup Beach
Yeagarup Dunes
Milyunup Lake
Balicup Lake
Lake Carabundup
Big Poorrarecup Lagoon
Lake Poorrarecup
Unicup NR
Unicup Lake
Quindinup NR
Byenup Lagoon
Lake Quitjup
Beedelup National Park
Calgardup Cave
Kojonup Brook
Balgarup River
Chillicup Hills
Woorgubup Hill
Coyrecup lake
Chinocup Nature reserve
Lake Chinocup
Lake Pingrup
Yalgorup National Park
Lake Kabbamup
Marrinup State Forest
Neerabup national park
My personal favourite is Yomumup. Followed by Pootenup.
That’s a lot of places/names. None of them have an ‘s’ in them – correct me if I’m wrong.
Category: CrazyI hope you're not getting bored.
Posted by: Tom at September 15, 2006 01:05 PMNow I don't know heaps about Aboriginal languages, and I know nothing about Aboriginal languages in WA, but I think most Aboriginal words do things like that, end in the same thing. It could be some sort of pronoun...or the subject...hmmm. how fascinating.
Posted by: Jem at September 15, 2006 02:27 PMjenny, i'm concerned that you are spending so much time writing out that many names on your honeymoon!!
Posted by: libby at September 15, 2006 03:14 PMMarrinup state forest has an s... Got you on a technicality.
Posted by: scott at September 15, 2006 03:28 PMso does Moingup Sptrings. there is also a typo aswell. double points for me
Posted by: Ben at September 15, 2006 05:32 PMIsn't "up" an Aboriginal word for "place of" or something? I think it means something generally geographic
Posted by: Ty at September 15, 2006 06:37 PMAnd maybe they dont use the letter s in their langauge. seeing as springs and state are only added in by english people who came later.
Posted by: Will at September 15, 2006 11:21 PMThat certainly is a lot of places! Glad to hear you're having such a great time!
Posted by: Ludicrousity at September 16, 2006 03:52 PMi'm glad for those smart arses (thankyou scott and ben) that i knew had to be out there :)
i did think along the same lines as othes of you with the language stuff, and the meaning of up.
it's pretty crazy though.
and no, not bored
Posted by: jenny at September 16, 2006 08:15 PMchinocup nature reserve also has a n s in it
Posted by: Lachy at September 17, 2006 12:34 AMlol that makes me laugh!!! VERY FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 lol hope u guys are having very fun of ness!!! :):):):):):):)
Posted by: sam at September 17, 2006 05:47 PMMoingup Sptrings
Yeagarup Dunes
Chillicup Hills
Chinocup Nature reserve
Marrinup State Forest
i think you need to go back to school silly woman!!!!! jks ... .. .. ........ but seirously!!! lol jks hope you having fun!!
bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Samuel Alexander Williams at September 20, 2006 04:43 PM