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The Gandangara people, also spelt Gundungara, Gandangarra, Gundungurra and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands include present day Goulburn , Wollondilly Shire, The Blue Mountains and the Southern Highlands .
The Dharug language, now in a period of revitalization, is generally considered one of two dialects, inland and coastal, constituting a single language. [2] [3] The word myall, a pejorative word in Australian dialect denoting any Aboriginal person who kept up a traditional way of life, [4] originally came from the Dharug language term mayal, which denoted any person hailing from another tribe.
The word "koala" is derived from gula in the Dharuk and Gundungurra languages A Yuin man, c.1904The Dharug language, also spelt Darug, Dharuk, and other variants, and also known as the Sydney language, Gadigal language (Sydney city area), is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yuin–Kuric group that was traditionally spoken in the region of Sydney, New South Wales, until it became ...
Katoomba is located on the lands of the Dharug and Gundungurra Aboriginal peoples. Situated on the Great Western Highway, Katoomba is home to the Three Sisters, 102 km (63 mi) west of Sydney Central Business District and 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the Main Western line. [2]
The word "koala" is derived from "gula" in the Dharuk and Gundungurra languages. The Yora or Iyora (central) group is accepted by Dixon. [8] Dharug, an extinct language [7] which attempts are being made to revive. [9] Darkinjung, an extinct language. [7] They were spoken in the region of Sydney.
Ngunnawal and Gundungurra are Australian Aboriginal languages from the Pama-Nyungan family, the traditional languages of the Ngunnawal and Gandangara peoples respectively. The two varieties are very closely related, being considered dialects of the one (unnamed) language, in the technical, linguistic sense of those terms.
The original inhabitants of the area were the Dharug and Gundungurra people. Archaeological evidence at Lyrebird Dell in South Leura suggests that Aboriginal occupation of the region may date back more than 12,000 years.
The area around Bullaburra was originally inhabited by the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples, the traditional custodians of the land. They lived in the region for thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The Blue Mountains were largely avoided by early explorers until the 19th century.