Bigambul people
| Bigambul people | |
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aka: Bigabul, Pikambul, Bigambal, Bigambel, Bee-gum-bul, Bigumble, Pikumbul, Pikumpal, Pikambal, Pikum-bul, Pickum-bul, Pickimbul, Pickumble, Picum-bul, Pikumbil, Begumble, Peekumble, Pickumbil, Picumbill, Preagalgh, Wigal-wollumbul, Wee-n' gul-la-m' bul (Tindale) Bigambul (AIATSIS), nd (SIL) |
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| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Language branch: | Wiradhuric |
| Language group: |
Gamilaraay; Bigambul |
| Group dialects: |
Gambuwal; Kwiambal / Gujambal |
| Area (approx. 26,500 sq. km) | |
| Bioregion: | Northern Tablelands and Border Rivers |
| Location: | New South Wales – Queensland border |
| Coordinates: | 28°10′S 150°10′E / 28.167°S 150.167°ECoordinates: 28°10′S 150°10′E / 28.167°S 150.167°E |
| Rivers |
Weir River; Moonie River; Macintyre River; Middle Creek |
| Other geological: |
Boobera Lagoon Kwiambal National Park |
| Notable individuals | |
| Chris Sandow | |
The Bigambul people, a group of indigenous people of Australia, are those Australian Aborigines that are united by a common language, strong ties of kinship and survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans scattered along the Northern Tablelands and Border Rivers regions of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Their traditional territory spreads a 26,500 square kilometres (10,200 sq mi) area east of Nindigully, on the Weir and Moonie rivers, north to Tara; at Talwood; on the Macintyre River from east of Boomi to Texas; at Yetman, Boggabilla, and at Middle Creek.
In the traditional language, the name of this group is derived from the Bigambul word biga or pika which translates in English to yes. The Bigambul are bounded to the south–east by the Ngarabal, the Kamilaroi to the south, the Kooma to the west, the Mandandanji and Kabi to the north, and the Barunggam clan of the Murri to the north–east.
The Bigambul are also known as: Bigabul, Pikambul, Bigambal, Bigambel, Bee-gum-bul, Bigumble, Pikumbul, Pikumpal, Pikambal, Pikum-bul, Pickum-bul, Pickimbul, Pickumble, Picum-bul, Pikumbil, Begumble, Peekumble, Pickumbil, Picumbill, Preagalgh, Wigal-wollumbul, Wee-n' gul-la-m' bul.
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