The Doolboong, also known as Duulngari, were an

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people of the

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and northeast

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Language

Doolboong, alternatively named ''Tuplung/Duulingari'', is believed to have belonged to the

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. The language is extinct and little is known of it.

People

Little is known of the Doolboong.

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placed them in the mangrove flats and springs on the coast to the north and west of Ninbing Station, stating that they ranged from

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eastwards as far as the mouth of the

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across the border into the

. He estimated their tribal lands' extent at . The

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interactive map places them inland, within the same colour code, north of the Miriwung people, and south of the

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. The linguist William B. McGregor states that their language was spoken on the

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and that they lay west of the Gadjerong.

Clans

Tindale names three hordes known to be subdivisions of the Doolboong. * ''Pokai'' * ''Kanjai'' (located west of Knob Peak) * ''Wardaia'' (located east of Knob Peak)

Alternative names

* ''Kurramo'' (language name) * ''Pokai'' * ''Kanjai'' * ''Wardaia, Wardai, Wardia''

References

Sources

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