Tjapwurong
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| Djab wurrung, English | |
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Dja Dja Wurrung, Jardwadjali, Dhauwurd wurrung and Wada wurrung see List of Indigenous Australian group names |
The Djab wurrung, also Tjapwurrung, people are Indigenous Australians who occupy the volcanic plains of central Victoria from the Mount William Range of Gariwerd in the west to the Pyrenees range in the east encompassing the Wimmera River flowing north and the headwaters of the Hopkins River flowing south. The towns of Ararat, Stawell and Hamilton are within their territory. There were 41 Djab wurrung clans who formed an alliance with the neighboring Jardwadjali people through intermarriage, shared culture, trade and moiety system.
Tjapwurrung, meaning 'soft language', belongs to the Western branch of the Kulin languages. It was the southern most version, with Djadjawurrung spoken to the east/southeast, and Yartwatjali spoken in the area from Casterton northwards to Donald.
The Djab wurrung language shared 85 percent common vocabulary with Yartwatjali, 82 with Wemba-Wemba, 66% with Madhi Madhi and 68% with Letji-Letji.
The Tjapwurrung's lands extended over 2,700 sq. miles, ranging from Mount Rouse westwards to Hamilton. To the east its boundaries ended at the Hopkins River and Wickliffe. The northern boundary lay near Mount William, Stawell, Ararat and the Dividing Range.
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