what is the aboriginal name for adelaide
[RS = 2010 Revised Kaurna Spelling]. Kaurna is the language Indigenous to Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains. When Adelaide was first established Kaurna was a vibrant language spoken by the original inhabitants of Adelaide â the Kaurna people.The colonists even made use of the language, and for at least a few years, knowledge of Kaurna was keenly sought.ne Kaurna name appeared, Witu-witu, a word which refers to the white cockatoo headdress worn by Kaurna men in ceremonies. It is perhaps ironic that this name was not used in reference to a Kaurna person, but rather referred to Charletto-witto Cawthorne, one of William Cawthorneâs sons on whom he bestowed a Kaurna name.