The Wadjiga people, also known as Wadja, Maudalgo, Wadjainggo, and other variants, were an

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people of inland eastern

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Country

Wadja tribal lands covered some along the streams flowing along the eastern side of the

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. Their southern boundaries reached as far as Bigge Range. To the east they ran to the vicinity of the Dawson River. They were the Indigenous inhabitants of

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History

According to traditional lore, the Wadjiga arose from a confluence of two distinct tribes, namely the Wainjigo and the Wadja. Long cohabitation over the same tribal grounds led to the effective amalgamation of their separate identities and customs.

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Language

The Wajigu language is a dialect of the

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group.

Alternative names

* Wainjago, Wainjigo * Wadjainggo * Wainggo *Wadju, Maudalgo, Wadjainggo, Waindjago, Wainggo, Wainjago, Wainjigo, Wadya

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