Garaynbal

The Karingbal (Garaynbal) are an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. They speak a dialect of Biri.

Country

According to Norman Tindale, the Karingbal had around 2,800 square miles (7,300 km²) of territory, around the headwaters of the Comet River and the upper Mackenzie River. They ran south from beneath Rolleston as far as the Carnarvon Range. Their western frontier lay at Consuelo Peak, while their eastern limits ran to Expedition Range and Bedourie.[1]

Social organization

According to an early source, the tribe was divided into 4 exogamous intermarrying classes.[2]

Male	Female
Bunyart	Bunyarrum
Thadbine	Thadbinun
Binjool	Binjoolun
Kiarra	Kiarrun

Alternative names

• Karingbool
• Kaingbul
• Karranbal[3]

Notes

Citations

1. Tindale 1974, p. 174.
2. Cameron 1904, p. 27.
3. Tindale 1974, p. 175.

Sources

• Cameron, A. L. P. (22 March 1904). "On two Queensland tribes". Science of Man. Sydney. 7 (2): 27–29.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• McIntosh, ????? (1887). "?????" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent. Volume 3. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. ?.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Tindale, Norman (2015) [First published 1974]. "Karingbal (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia. South Australian Museum.