The Wiyabal (also Widjabal, possibly from confusion of the letter in the older spelling ''Wijabal'') are an
indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
people of the state of
New South Wales
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Country
Norman Tindale assigned the Widyabal about of territory on the
Upper Richmond River, running south from
Kyogle
Kyogle () is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council. At the 2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people. Kyogle is known as a "gateway" ...
to the area in the vicinity of
Casino
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, with their eastern limits at
Dunoon
Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well ...
.
Alternative names
* ''Ettrick tribe''
* ''Noowidal''
* ''Nowgyjul''
* ''Waibra''
* ''Watchee''
* ''Watji''
Source:
Some words
* ''groomon'' or ''kroomon'' (kangaroo)
* ''kooning'' (mother)
* ''marmong'' (father)
* ''tobury'' (tame dog)
* ''tucki'' (whiteman)
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Aboriginal peoples of New South Wales