The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of the
southwestern region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, a subgroup of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
.
Name
Their
autonym
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* Autonym, the name used by a person to refer to themselves or their language; see Exonym and endonym
* Autonym (botany), an automatically created infrageneric or infraspecific name
See also
* Nominotypical subspecies, in zo ...
may be related to the word for
stingray
Stingrays are a group of sea Batoidea, rays, a type of cartilaginous fish. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae (deepwate ...
, ''pibilum''.
Country
Pibelmen lands comprised around of territory in the southwest. They were concentrated around the
Lower Blackwood River and the hills between the Blackwood and the
Warren River. Their eastern flank ran to Gardner River and
Broke Inlet. The
Scott River
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was also a part of their territory. Their inland extension ran to
Manjimup and
Bridgetown
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.
Alternative names
* ''Pepelman, Peopleman, Piblemen''
* ''Bibulman, Bibulmun, Bibudmoun, Bibbulmun, Bebleman''
* ''Bibilum''
* ''Meeraman'' (
Koreng
The Koreng, also spelled Goreng, are an indigenous Noongar people of south-west of Western Australia.
Language
''Koreng'' belonged to the Nyungic language family, and, specifically, the Koreng appear to have spoken the Wilmun dialect of Nyun ...
exonym
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)
* ''Murram'' (
Menang exonym)
* ''Bajongwongi'' (language name)
Some words
* ''mammon'' (father)
* ''nungun'' (mother)
* ''jangar'' (white man)
* ''dwardar'' (tame dog)
* ''yakine'' (wild dog)
* ''yonger'' (kangaroo)
* ''wager'' (emu)
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