The Kunggara, also known as Kuritjara, are an

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people of the southern

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Language

The Kunggara spoke Gurdjar, which had two dialects, ''Gunggara'' and ''Rip.''

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did a salvage study of the language, drawing on information obtained during an interview with one of the last speakers, Elsie McKillop, conducted at Bloodwood.

Country

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's estimation, the Kunggara's tribal territory covered some , centered on the

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and running south to the Smithburne River and

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. The limits of their inland extension lay around Stirling and Lotus Vale. Neighbouring tribes were the

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and Maijabi.

Alternative names

* Gilbert River tribe * ''Gunggara'' * ''Koonkurri'' * ''Kuri'tjari'' * ''Kutjar'' * ''Ungorri'' Source:

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