Native tribes of South-East Australia Fig 5 - One of the Krauatungalung

The Krauatungalung are an Indigenous Australian people, of East Gippsland, in the state of Victoria, Australia. They are regarded as a group of the

Kurnai The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai ( ) people, also referred to as the Gunnai or Kurnai, are an Aboriginal Australian nation of south-east Australia. They are the Traditional Custodians of most of present-day Gippsland and much of the southern slop ...

, though Tindale states that their inclusion as one of the Gunai is artificial.

Name

According to

Alfred William Howitt Alfred William Howitt , (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908), also known by author abbreviation A.W. Howitt, was an Australian anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition, which set out to es ...

the ethnonym ''Krauatungalung'' is composed of ''krauat'' (east) and ''-galung'', a

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meaning 'of'/'belonging to'. The name they referred to themselves by is ''Mukdhang'', meaning 'good (''mak'') speech' (''ðang'').

Country

The Krauatungalung country traditionally encompassed of tribal territory, from Cape Everard (Point Hicks) to

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. It covers several rivers, the Cann, Brodribb, Buchan, and the Snowy River. Its inland boundary is at the Black Mountain.

Alternative names

* ''Gunggala-dhang''. This was the

Bidawal The Bidawal (also known as Bidhawal and Bidwell) were an Australian Aboriginal tribe of Gippsland, Victoria. According to Alfred William Howitt, the Bidawal were composed of "refugees from tribes". Language The Bidawal language was either a dial ...

exonym for the Krauatungalung. * ''Karnathun.'' (This was composed of ''ngatban'' (no) and ''ka:nai'' (man) * ''Krauatun-kurnai'' * ''Kroatungolung'' * ''Krow-ithun-koolo'' * ''Krowathun-Koolung'' * ''Muk-dhang'' * ''Thangkwai'' (''Thangguai/Thang quai''). This was another exonym, meaning 'rough speech'. Source:

Notable people

* John Gorrie (born 1950), Aboriginal liaison officer, child protection worker and elder * Veronica Gorrie (born 1971/1972), writer

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Sources

* * * * * * {{Authority control Aboriginal peoples of Victoria (Australia) East Gippsland