Talk:Ngunnawal people

Ngunnawal word for Murray cod
I'd love to know what the Ngunnawal word for Murray cod (and any other native freshwater fish of the Canberra region) was. Codman 00:07, 24 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Not sure about a name, but I found this: "The Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia) was used by the local Ngunnawal people to make baskets and fish traps." Cfitzart 01:12, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Ngunnawal Word for Fish - Marra. Marra, is pronounced with a Trill, or a vibration of the tounge, when pronouncing the double 'R'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.0.89.20 (talk) 05:27, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Once I wrote this, I realised the similarities in the word “Marra” and “Murray”. There you go, possibly a close connection. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.0.89.20 (talk) 05:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Ngambri and Ngunnawal
Reference the ACT Hansard discussion at http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2005/week06/2028.htm :

Jon Stanhope in response to a question from Mrs Burke advised: "Ngambri is the name of one of a number of family groups that make up the Ngunnawal nation. Evidence of the existence of this clan is found in the extensive historical records held by various institutions such as the NSW State Archives. A detailed summary of the historical evidence relating to the clan can be found in Ann Jackson-Nakano, The Kamberri: a history from the records of Aboriginal families in the Canberra-Queanbeyan district and surrounds 1820-1927 and historical overview 1928 -2001 Aboriginal History Monograph 8, ANU Press, 2001." Stanhope went on to say "The Government recognises members of the Ngunnawal nation as descendants of the original inhabitants of this region. There is no specific recognition of the Ngambri group outside of this broader acknowledgement."

Note many Ngambri words are covered in Jackson-Nakano's latest publication on Ngambri ancestral names. --A Y  Arktos   (Talk) 23:11, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Ann Jackson-Nakano's the Kamberri does not say that Ngambri/Kamberri are a sub-group of the Ngunawal. Her research says that Ngunawal is a language spoken by the Wallaballooa of Yass-Borrowa. While the ACT- Queanbeyan tribe Ngambri spoke Walgalu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.33.68.142 (talk) 00:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC)