Lanima people
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The Lanima were an indigenous people of the state of Queensland.
Language
Almost nothing is known of the Lanima language, apart from a suggestion that it was called Wanggamana.[1]
Country
The Lanima had, in Norman Tindale's estimation, some 3,500 square miles (9,100 km2) of land centered around the area of the Mulligan River north of Kaliduwarry Waterhole.[1]
Alternative names
- Wanggamanha (language name)
- Wonggaman[1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 179.
Sources
- "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS. 28 July 2023.
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Lanima (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.