The Kwatkwat were an indigenous Australian tribe of the State of Victoria, though some scholars consider them part of the broader Yorta Yorta/Pangerang macrogroup.[lower-alpha 1]

Country

According to Norman Tindale, the Kwatkwat's tribal territories cover roughly 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2), running along the southern bank of the Murray River, in a stretch of land that ran from just above the Goulburn River junction southwards around Indigo Creek at Barnawartha. The strip included the junction of the King and Ovens rivers.[2]

Alternative names

Some words

  • pikor (emu).[2]

Notes

  1. 'We do not think that much reliance can be placed on Tindale's classification in this area.'[1]
  2. This identification has been challenged on the grounds that the available evidence suggests the reported 'Emu Mudjug' tribe spoke a different language from the variety of Yorta Yorta believed to be spoken by the Kwakkwat, and they appear to have spoken a version of Wiradjuri.[3]

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