Editing Didgeridoo (section)

==Other names==
There are numerous names for the instrument among the Aboriginal peoples of [[northern Australia]], none of which closely resemble the word "didgeridoo" (see below). Some didgeridoo enthusiasts, scholars and Aboriginal people advocate using local language names for the instrument.<ref>{{cite web |title=Are "Didjeridu" and "Yidaki" the same thing? |url=http://www.yirrkala.com/yidaki/dhawu/31samething.html |work=Yidaki Dhawu Miwatjnurunydja |publisher=Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre |access-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214193946/http://www.yirrkala.com/yidaki/dhawu/31samething.html |archive-date=14 February 2011}}</ref>

''Yiḏaki'' (transcribed ''yidaki'' in English, sometimes spelt ''yirdaki'') is one of the most commonly used names although, strictly speaking, it refers to a specific type of the instrument made and used by the [[Yolngu]] peoples of north-east [[Arnhem Land]].<ref name=nicholls>{{cite web | last=Nicholls | first=Christine Judith | title=Friday essay: the remarkable yidaki (and no, it's not a 'didge') | website=The Conversation | date=6 April 2017 | url=http://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-remarkable-yidaki-and-no-its-not-a-didge-74169 | access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> Some Yolngu people began using the word ''mandapul'' after 2011, out of respect for the passing of a [[Dhuwal|Manggalili]] man who had a name sounding similar to yidaki.<ref name=spirit>{{cite web | title=Yidaki | website=Spirit Gallery| url=https://www.spiritgallery.com.au/yidaki-information | access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>

In west Arnhem Land, it is known as a ''mako'', a name popularised by virtuoso player [[David Blanasi]], a [[Bininj]] man, whose language was [[Kunwinjku language|Kunwinjku]], and who brought the didgeridoo to world prominence.<ref name=arts/> However the mako is slightly different from the Yiḏaki: usually shorter, and sounding somewhat different – a slightly fuller and richer sound, but without the "overtone" note.<ref name=spirit/><ref name=spiritterm>{{cite web | title=Didgeridoo terminology: 5- What is the horn, toot, overtone note?| website=Spirit Gallery| url=https://www.spiritgallery.com.au/didgeridoo-terminology#horn| access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=arts/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Garde |first1=Murray |title=Bininj Kunwok Online Dictionary |url=https://www.njamed.com/#mako |website=njamed.com |publisher=Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> The word is pronounced ''mago'' and is sometimes spelt that way.<ref>{{cite web | title=Didgeridoo shop | website=MT-Yidaki | url=https://www.mt-yidaki.com/en/40-shop | access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The traditional didgeridoo across West Arnhem and beyond | website=Hollow Log Didgeridoos Australia | date=2 July 2023 | url=https://hollowlogdidgeridoos.com/home/mago-the-traditional-didgeridoo-across-west-arnhem-and-beyond/ | access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> 

There are at least 45 names for the didgeridoo, several of which suggest its original construction of bamboo{{Citation needed|reason=implies shared etymology of 'bamboo' with any Aboriginal Australian languages|date=May 2023}}, such as ''bambu'', ''bombo'', ''kambu'', and ''pampu'', which are still used in the ''[[lingua franca]]'' by some Aboriginal people. The following are some of the more common regional names.<ref name =culture>{{cite web |url =http://aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html |title =The Didgeridoo and Aboriginal Culture|website =Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Centre, Alice Springs, Australia |date=2020 |access-date =21 January 2020}}</ref>
{|  class=wikitable  
!  width="33%" | People
!  width="33%" | Region
!  width="34%" | Local name
|- valign="top"
| [[Anindilyakwa people|Anindilyakwa]]
| [[Groote Eylandt]]
| ngarrriralkpwina
|- valign="top"
| [[Arrernte people|Arrernte]]
| [[Alice Springs]]
| ilpirra
|- valign="top"
| [[Djinang people|Djinang]] (a [[Yolngu]] people)
| [[Arnhem Land]]
| yiḏaki
|- valign="top"
| [[Gagudju]]
| [[Arnhem Land]] / [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]]
| garnbak
|- valign="top"
| [[Dhuwal language|Gupapuygu]]
| [[Arnhem Land]]
| yiraka
|- valign="top"
| [[Iwaidja]]
| [[Cobourg Peninsula]]
| artawirr
|- valign="top"
| [[Jawoyn]]
| [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]] / [[Nitmiluk National Park|Nitmiluk]] / [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]]
| gunbarrk
|- valign="top"
| [[Bininj Kunwok language|Kunwinjku]]
| [[Arnhem Land]] / [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]]
| mako<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garde |first1=Murray |title=Bininj Kunwok Online Dictionary |url=https://www.njamed.com/#mako |website=njamed.com |publisher=Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre |access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| [[Mayali dialect|Mayali]]
| [[Alligator Rivers]]
| martba {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|- valign="top"
| [[Ngarluma language|Ngarluma]]
| [[Roebourne, Western Australia|Roebourne, W.A.]]
| kurmur
|- valign="top"
| [[Nyulnyul language|Nyul Nyul]]
| [[Kimberleys]]
| ngaribi
|- valign="top"
| [[Pintupi]]
| [[Central Australia]]
| paampu
|- valign="top"
| [[Warray language|Warray]]
| [[Adelaide River]]
| bambu
|- valign="top"
| [[Yolngu]]
| [[Arnhem Land]]
| mandapul (yiḏaki)
|}