The Braiakaulung are an

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. The ...

people, one of the five tribes of the Gunai/Kurnai nation, in the state of Victoria, Australia. They were recognized by Norman Tindale as an independent tribal grouping.

Name

The Braiakaulung are also known as the Brayakaboong, meaning "men of the west".

Language

Country

The Braiakaulung's lands extended over , taking in Providence Ponds, the Avon and Latrobe rivers. They extended west of Lake Wellington as far as Mount Baw Baw and Mount Howitt.

Alternative names

* Braiakolung * Brayakaboong * Brayakau * Brayakaulung * Breagalong * Nulit (name applied to language spoken by several associated tribes)

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Sources

* * * {{Authority control Aboriginal peoples of Victoria (state) History of Victoria (state)