Gandangara
The Gundungurra people, also spelt Gundungara, Gandangarra, Gandangara and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands include present day Goulburn, Wollondilly Shire, The Blue Mountains and the Southern Highlands.
| Gundungurra people | |
|---|---|
| aka: Gundungurra, Gundungari, Gundanora, Gurragunga, Burragorang (Tindale) | |
Sydney Basin bioregion | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Gundungurra people have their own language, which shares many similarities with the Ngunnawal language |
| Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
| Language group: | Ngunnawal |
| Group dialects: | Gundangara |
| Area (approx. 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)) | |
| Bioregion: | Southern Highlands, Cumberland Plain, Sydney basin |
| Location: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates: | 34°20′S 150°0′E |
| Mountains: | Blue Mountains, Great Dividing Range, Southern Highlands |
| Rivers: | Avon, Cataract, Cordeaux, Coxs, Georges, Nepean, Warragamba, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly |
| Other geological: | Illawarra escarpment |
| Notable individuals | |
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