 The name "Birrguu Matya" seems to be attributable to words from two discontiguous languages, Wiradjuri, spoken in southern New South Wales and Paakanytji, spoken in north-west New South Wales.It appears that the words "birrguu" (Wiradjuri, meaning "bush") and "matya" (Paakanytji, meaning "game" or "bold") were taken from "Macquarie Aboriginal Words", published in 1994, only a few years prior to the game being released as a commercial product.The game can be said to be a simplified Chess and a slightly more strategic Tic-tac-toe or naughts and crosses.