Gudjal

Gudjal

Gudjal traditional lands
Total population
possibly under 100 (less than 1% of the Australian population, less than 1% of the Aboriginal population)
Regions with significant populations
Australia (Queensland)
Languages
English, formerly Warrongo language and Gugu Badhun language
Religion
Aboriginal mythology

The Gudjal are a tribe of Indigenous Australians who traditionally lived between Charters Towers, Queensland and Lyndhurst, Queensland.

Their traditional lands are now administered by the Gudjal Traditional Land Owners Corporation.^[1][2] They were one of three tribes that occupied the upper Burdigan River. The others being the Warunga and Gugu-Badhun with which it formed a lingusitic ^[3] and cultural group. The Gudjal created numerous rock art collections in their area.

They traditionally spoke the Warrongo language of the Maric sub group of the Pama-Nyungan language family.^[4] A dictionary has been published ^[5] and a number of Books on Gudjal, in both Gudjal and English languages have been published.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

References

1. Gudjal.
2. Gudjal Traditional Owners.
3. D Menghetti (James Cook University, 1984) p2
4. Barry J. Alpher, On the genetic subgrouping of the languages of southwestern Cape York Peninsula, Australia (1972) Oceanic Linguistics 11 pp. 67-68.
5. Santo, William C. Nancarrow, Cassy. Gudjal language pocket dictionary (Black Ink Press, 2006.)
6. Dixon, Robert M. W. Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
7. Holmer, N. Notes on Some Queensland Languages. Canberra: Australian National University, 1988.
8. Santos, William. Gudjal Language Pocket Dictionary. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Ink Press, 2006.
9. Santos, William. My Country in Gudjal Language. Collingwood, Victoria: Black Ink Press, 2006.
10. Babidge, Sally, Written True Not Gammon: A history of Aboriginal Charters Towers (Black Ink Press, 2007).