Bungandidj
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| unknown | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Bungandidj language, English | |
| Religion | |
| Australian Aboriginal mythology, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Ngarrindjeri, Dhauwurd wurrung, Bindjali, and Jardwadjali see List of Indigenous Australian group names |
The Bungandidj people are Indigenous Australians from the Mount Gambier region in south-eastern South Australia, and also in western Victoria.
The Bungandidj language is a Pama-Nyungan language, and is classified as belonging to the Bungandidj/Kuurn-Kopan-Noot subgroup of the Victorian Kulin languages. Their own name for the their language was Drualat-ngolonung (speech of man), or, alternatively, Booandik-ngolo (speech of the Bungandidj). It consisted of 5 known dialects,Bungandidj, Pinejunga, Mootatunga, Wichintunga and Polinjunga. It has recently be studied by Barry Blake.
Related vocabulary in Bungandidj includes: drual (man); barite (girl); moorongal (boy); and ngat (mother)
According to Christina Smith in her 1880 book on the Bungandidj - The Boandik Tribe of South Australian Aborigines: A Sketch of Their Habits, Customs, Legends, and Language -
The largest clan, according to Smith, was the Bungandidj who occupied country from the mouth of the Glenelg River to Rivoli Bay North (Beachport), extending inland for about 30 miles (48 km). Some controversy exists as to which tribe, the Buungandidj or Meintangk, occupied the stretch of land between Rivoli Bay and Cape Jaffa, and in particular which of the two was in possession of the Woakwine Range. The other clans occupied country from between Lacepede Bay to Bordertown. The Bungandidj shared tribal borders with the Ngarrindjeri people of the Coorong and Murray mouth to the west, the Bindjali and Jardwadjali to the north and the Gunditjmara people to the east.
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