Kalali people

The Kalali were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Language

Galali is now extinct, but some outlines of the language were written out by Nils Holmer, Maryalyce McDonald and Stephen Wurm.[1]

Country

According to an estimate by Norman Tindale Kalali tribal territory stretched over some 4,800 square miles (12,000 km2). Proceeding west from Eulo to Thargomindah and the Bulloo River, and upstream as far as Norley. Their southern extension went as far as, Clyde, Orient and Currawinya.[2]

Social organization and customs

The Kalali practiced neither circumcision nor subincision.[2]

Alternative names

  • Galali
  • Kullali
  • Kullally
  • Kalili. (? typo)[2]

Notes

    Citations

    Sources

    • Holmer, Nils M. (1988). Punthamara: With comparative notes on Kalali. In Notes on some Queensland languages. D. Pacific Linguistics. pp. 129–167.
    • Mathews, R. H. (January 1900). "Divisions of the South Australian Aborigines". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 39 (161): 78–91+93. JSTOR 983545.
    • McDonald, Maryalyce; Wurm, Stephen A (1979). Basic materials in Wangkumara (Galali): grammar, sentences and vocabulary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
    • Myles, F.W. (1886). "Thargominda, Bulloo River" (PDF). In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite. The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent. Volume 2. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 36–41.
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Kalali (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.
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