Yangga

The Yangga were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. They are not to be confused with the Yangaa.

Language

According to the colonial observer James Muirhead, the Yangga language was similar to the languages spoken by the Wangan, Yagalingu, Mian and Yambina.[1] However, it is also reported to have been mutually intelligible with Mbara. Possibly these are two different peoples with the same name.

Country

According to Norman Tindale's estimation, Yangga tribal lands covered roughly 4,200 square miles (11,000 km2), centered on the eastern headwaters of the Suttor River. Their northern extension touched the Burdekin River, while their southern frontiers reached as far as Glenavon. The contemporary areas around Mount Coolon, Yacamunda, Mount Tindale, and Hidden Valley were all part of Yangga lands.[2]

Social organization

The Yangga were divided into several hordes, the name of which one at least is known:-

  • Durroburra. (this was a northerly clan)[2]

Alternative names
  • Durroburra.
  • Dorobura.[2]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Muirhead 1887, p. 26.
    2. Tindale 1974, p. 170.

    Sources
    • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
    • Muirhead, James (1887). "Belyando" (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. 26–33.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Jangga (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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