The Wiyabal (also Widjabal, possibly from confusion of the letter ⟨j⟩ in the older spelling Wijabal) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales. They may be a clan of the Bundjalung people.

Country

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Norman Tindale assigned the Widyabal about 600 square miles (1,600 km2) of territory on the Upper Richmond River, running south from Kyogle to the area in the vicinity of Casino, with their eastern limits at Dunoon.[1]

They have been described as a clan of the Bundjalung people.[2][3]

Alternative names

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  • Ettrick tribe
  • Noowidal
  • Nowgyjul
  • Waibra
  • Watchee
  • Watji

Source: Tindale 1974, p. 200

Some words

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  • groomon or kroomon (kangaroo)
  • kooning (mother)
  • marmong (father)
  • tobury (tame dog)
  • tucki (white man)

Source: Edwards 1887, p. 288

Notable people

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ Tindale 1974, p. 200.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, Rhoda (25 January 2019). "Indigenous arts supremo Rhoda Roberts". The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview). Interviewed by Baker, Candida. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Australia - Aboriginal Mythology". Jane's Oceania. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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