Braiakaulung people
The Braiakaulung were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Victoria. They were recognized by Norman Tindale as an independent tribal grouping. ’ They consrtituted one of the 5 tribes of the GunaiKurnai nation .
Name
The Braiakaulung were also known as the Brayakaboong , meaning 'men of the west’. [1]
Language
Country
The Braiakaulung’s lands extended over 2,600 sq. miles , taking in Perry River (Victoria)Providence Ponds, Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)Avon and Latrobe RiverLatrobe river s; anhd extending west of Gippsland Lakes Lake Wellington as far as Mount Baw Baw and Mount Howitt. [1]
Alternative names
- Brayakaulung
- Braiakolung
- Breagalong
- Brayakau
- Nulit (name applied to language spoken by several associated tribes)
- Brayakaboong
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 203.
References
- Fison, Lorimer; Howitt, Alfred William (1880). Kamilaroi and Kurnai (PDF). Melbourne: G Robinson.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Attwood, Bain (1987). Tarra Bobby, a Brataualung man (PDF). Vol. 11. pp. 41–57.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Braiakaulung (VIC)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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