Ballardong are an indigenous

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people of the south western area of Western Australia.

Country

The Ballardong's land encompasses an estimated . Northwards they occupy the Avon River. From the east of

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they extend to Tammin, Kununoppin, Waddouring Hill, Bencubbin, Toodyay, Goomalling, and the Wongan Hills. On their southern flank lies Pingelly and Wickepin. Their western frontier is at the Darling Scarp.

Economy

The Ballardong engaged in mining, quarrying stones to be shaped and sharpened for knives and multibarbed spears at Kalannie.

Alternative names

* ''Balardong'' * ''Balladong, Ballardon'' * ''Ballerdokking'' * ''Boijangura, Boyangoora, Booyungur'' (

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) * ''Maiawongi'' (language name) * ''Minang'' ("south", used by the Kalamaia of the ''Ballardong'' and other southern tribes' languages), ''Boyangoora, Booyungur'' * ''Mudila, Mudilja, Mudi:a'' (general Kalamaia

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for the ''Ballardong'' and other uncircumcised tribes to their southwest) * ''Toode-nunjer'' (a coastal exonym for the Ballardong, properly, ''Tu:denyunga'' (Toodyay men)) * ''Waljuk'' * ''Warranger'' * ''Warrangul, Warrangle'' ("koala country"; ethnonym also applied to the Koreng)

Language

* ''chungar'' (brown man) * ''doorda'' (tame dog) * ''maman'' (father) * ''unkan'' (mother) * ''yockine'' (wild dog) Source:

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* * * * * * {{Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia Noongar