Kalibamu
The Kalibamu were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.
Language
The Kalibamu had a sign language: puffed cheeks meant lack of water; a fist on one's forehead indicated the presence of a wallaroo; stroking one's face with splayed fingers a kangaroo, and holding the arm up and bending one's hand, that an emu was nearby.[1]
Country
The Kalibamu had an estimated (Norman Tindale) territorial range of some 1,100 square miles (2,800 km2), They inhabited the coastal area running from the Leichhardt River to Morning Inlet. Their inland extension went as far as Wernadinga, Floraville, and Punchbowl.[2]
Social organization
| Male | Female | Children[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Wungo | Bambi | Korgilla |
| Bambi | Wungoon | Koboror |
| Korgilla | Koboronn | Wungo |
| Korboron | Korgilla | Bambi ' |
People
The last survivor of the remnant of the Kalibamu died out by 1963. They made damper from grass seeds called jaboola. The eating of emu meat was restricted to the aged.[3]
Alternative names
Some words
- ngoora. (tame dog)
- goombeno. (wild dog)
- yabboo (father)
- younga (mother)
- mikkaloo. (white man)[4]
Notes
Citations
- 1 2 Middleton & Noble 1886, p. 91 ?
- 1 2 Tindale 1974, p. 173.
- ↑ Middleton & Noble 1886, pp. 90–91 ?
- ↑ Middleton & Noble 1886, p. 92 ?
Sources
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Kalibamu (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.