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The Quandamooka people (Jandai pronunciation: / ˈ k w ɒ n d ə ˌ m ʊ k ə /) are Aboriginal Australians who live around Moreton Bay in Southeastern Queensland. They are composed of three distinct tribes, the Nunukul , the Goenpul [ a ] and the Ngugi , and they live primarily on Moreton and North Stradbroke Islands , that form the eastern ...
The Ngugi language was called guwar, a term that, by extension served as one of the names for the people, reflects their word for "no" (gowarliosislipotinoionalop). [1] It was mutually intelligible with the other Moreton bay languages: Tom Petrie, who had mastered the Brisbane area Turrbal language could, according to his daughter's reminiscences, understand the speech of Ngugi people from the ...
The Nunukul, also spelt Noonuccal and known also as Moondjan are an Aboriginal Australian people, one of three Quandamooka peoples, who traditionally lived on Minjerribah, in Moreton Bay Area and in mainland Brisbane regions.
The Goenpul's traditional lands occupied some 100 square miles (260 km 2) on southern part of Stradbroke Island.On their northern boundary were the Nunukul. [3] As one of the three tribes constituting the Quandamooka people, the others being the Nunukul and the Ngugi, [1] they are custodians with traditional ownership rights in Moreton Bay.
The Yuggera are to their west and north, [53] [72] the Quandamooka to their north-east (North Stradbroke and Moreton Island), [73] the Githabul to their south-west, [72] [74] and the Bundjalung to their south. [72] [74] According to Tindale, the Minyungbal held some 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) of territory running northwards from Cape Byron ...
Moreton Bay was the site of conflict between the Quandamooka people and early European settlers. It contains environmentally significant habitats and large areas of sandbanks. The bay is the only place in Australia where dugong gather into herds. Many parts of the mainland foreshore and southern islands are settled.
The precise territorial boundaries of the Jagera are not clear. [15] [16] Norman Tindale defined the "Jagara" (Jagera) lands as encompassing the area around the Brisbane River from the Cleveland district west to the dividing range and north to the vicinity of Esk. [5]
Archaeological evidence suggests the Quandamooka, an Aboriginal Australian people, lived on the island for at least 21,000 years prior to European settlement. It was also a traditional meeting place of Quandamooka peoples such as the Nunukul and Goenpul. A 1964 survey found 121 pre-European dwelling sites with evidence of substantial wooden ...