Wangkumara

Wonk-a-mah-ra

Migkan duru, hello [good day] in Wangkumara, a language of the Bulloo and Wilson Rivers in South-West Queensland. The Wangkumara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Bulloo Shire Council, taking in Nockatunga and extending south towards Hungerford and Tibooburra taking in the properties of Nappa Merrie and Chastleton and west towards Cooper's Creek.

Wangkumara country
Language

Words to know

Good dayMigkan duru
Birddibuliny
Echidnabarbira
Fishguwa
Kangaroodhaldra
Koaladidany
About the Wangkumara People

The Wangkumara people Migkan duru, hello [good day] in Wangkumara, a language of the Bulloo and Wilson Rivers in South-West Queensland. The Wangkumara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Bulloo Shire Council, taking in Nockatunga and extending south towards Hungerford and Tibooburra taking in the properties of Nappa Merrie and Chastleton and west towards Cooper's Creek.

Alternative Spellings
WanggumaraWongkumaraWonkamaraWonkubara

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