Ballardong

Noongar language groups

Ballardong are an indigenous Noongar people of the south western area of Western Australia.

Country

The Ballardong's land encompassed an estimated 10,500 square miles (27,000 km²). Northwards they occupied the Avon River. From York, To the east they extended to Tammin, Kununoppin, Waddouring Hill, and Bencubbin, Toodyay, Goomalling, the Wongan Hills. On their southern flank lay Pingelly and Wickepin. Their western frontier was at the Darling Scarp.

Economy

The Ballardong engaged in mining, quarrying stones to be shaped and sharpened for knives and multibarbed spears at Kalannie Boyangoora, Booyungur.

Alternative names

• Balardong
• Balladong, Ballardon
• Ballerdokking
• Boijangura, Boyangoora, Booyungur (hill people)
• Maiawongi (language name)
• Minang ("south", used by the Kalamaia of the Ballardong and other southern tribes' languages), Boyangoora, Booyungur
• Mudila, Mudilja, Mudi:a (general Kalamaia exonym for the Ballardong and other uncircumcised tribes to their southwest).
• Toode-nunjer (a coastal exonym for the Ballardong, properly, Tu:denyunga (Toodyay men))
• Waljuk
• Warranger
• Warrangul, Warrangle ("kangaroo country". This ethnonym was also applied to the Koreng)

Some words

• chungar (whiteman)
• doorda (tame dog)
• maman (father)
• unkan (mother)
• yockine (wild dog)

Source: Hackett 1886, p. 344

Sources

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