Wonnarua people
| Wonnarua people | |
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| aka: Wonnuaruah/Wonarua/Wannerawa | |
Hunter Region bioregion
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| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
| Language group: | (??) |
| Group dialects: | Hunter River and Lake Macquarrie Language (Awabakal-Wanarruwa) |
| Area (approx. 5,200 sq. km) | |
| Bioregion: | Hunter Region |
| Location: | Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales |
| Coordinates: | 32°35′S 150°50′E / 32.583°S 150.833°ECoordinates: 32°35′S 150°50′E / 32.583°S 150.833°E |
| Mountains: | |
| Rivers | |
| Other geological: | Yengo National Park |
| Notable individuals | |
| Jackey Jackey | |
The Wonnarua people, otherwise written Wanarruwa, are a group of indigenous people of Australia united by a common language, strong ties of kinship, and who survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans scattered along the inland area of what is now known as the Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. Their creation spirit is Baiami, also known as Koin, the creator of all things and the Keeper of the Valley.
The Wonnarua appeared to use a similar language to the Awabakal people, called Awabakal language, that is being reviewed by oral historians and linguists in order to develop a comprehensive dictionary of the language of the Hunter River and Lake Macquarie regions. However, it has also been claimed that the language of the Wonnarua people is more closely linked to the Darkinjung language. The Gringai language is Kattang and are not a sub branch of the Wonnarua
Their traditional territory, estimated to comprise an area extending over 2,000 sq. milers, spreads from the Upper Hunter River, above Maitland west to the Great Dividing Range, towards Wollombi. The Wonnarua were bounded to the south by the Awabakal, to the north–west by the Nganyaywana, to the north–east by the Awabakal, and to the south–east by the Worimi peoples. The Wonnarua also had trade and ceremonial links with the Kamilaroi people.
The Gringai were a clan of the Worimi, whose traditional lands are the Dungog NSW. The Gringai have always been known as Gringai from the Aboriginal people of the Barrington Gloucester and Dungog areas Manning Valley many Gringai still live to date.
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