Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 199 pages of information about Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia.

Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 199 pages of information about Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia.
Class names             Feminine
II.  Kurbo                     Kooran
Marro                     Kurgan
Wombo                     Wirrikin
Wirro                     Wongan

The proper arrangement of these names is unknown.

Tribe:  Kombinegherry (J.A.I. XIII, 304; Howitt, 105).

Science of Man (IV, 8) gives: 

Carribo                   Gooroona
Maroongah                 Carrigan
Womboongah                Werrican
Weiro                     Warganbah

For the Anaywan, Thangatty, etc., R.H.  Mathews gives (J.R.S.N.S.W.
XXXI, 169): 

Irpoong                   Matyang
Marroong                  Arrakan
Imboong                   Irrakadena
Irroong                   Palyang
Class name (Fem. termination, -an or -gan) Meaning
III[+][50].  Parang (Moroon)                        (Black wallaby.  Emu)
Bunda                                        [Kangaroo]
Balgoin (Banjoor,                            (Red wallaby.  Native
Pandur)                                      bear)
Theirwain                                    (Kangaroo)

Tribes:  Maryborough tribes (Howitt, 117); Kabi (Curr, III, 163):  Kiabara (J.A.I. XIII, 305); ? (Hodgson, 212; Mathew, Eaglehawk, 100); Wide Bay (Curr, I, 117).

For the Emon, Howitt (p. 109) gives: 

      Barah
      Bondan
      Bondurr
      Taran

With these classes are associated the phratries: 

(a) The Maryborough tribes Dilbi Kupathin.
        and the Kiabara
(b) Dippil Deeajee Karpeun

are the forms given by Mathews (Proc.  Am.  Phil.  Soc. XXXVIII, 329).

Class names (Fem. termination, -an)        Meaning
IV.  Karilbura                                    Barrimundi
Munal                                        Hawk
Kurpal                                       Good water
Kuialla (Koodala)                            Iguana

Tribes:  Kuinmurbura (J.A.I. XIII, 341; Howitt, 111).  The Taroombul have the form Koodala (Proc.  R.S.  Qu. XIII, 41).

For the Kangulu, Mathews (J.R.S.N.S.W. XXXIII, 111) gives: 

      Banniar[51]
      Banjoor
      Koorpal
      Kearra

With these may be compared Howitt’s (p. 111): 

      Kairawa
      Bunjur
      Bunya
      Jarbain (?  Tarbain)

The phratries associated with these are: 

Tribe
(a) Kuinmurbura               Witteru            Yungaru
(b) Kangulu                   Wutthuru           Yungnuru

     Class names Fem. termination Meaning
  V. Wongo
      Kubaru (Ubur, Obu) -an (Gidea tree)
      Bunburi (Anbeir, Unburri,
        Bunbai)
      Koorgilla (Urgilla)

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