Ankamuti Explained

Ankamuti should not be confused with Nggamadi.

The Ankamuti, also spelt Ankamuthi, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland.

Language

See also: Ankamuti language. The Ankamuti spoke one of the Uradhi dialects.

Country

Ankamuti territory, according to Norman Tindale, extended over some 700mi2 around the western side of Cape York, as far south as Vrilya Point. Its inland extension was close to the headwaters of the Jardine River. Offshore, they were also on Possession Island and Crab Island (Queensland)and the western islands of Endeavour Strait.

Alternative names

• Goomkoding
• Yumakundji (perhaps a Yadhaykenu exonym)
• Amkomti
• Ondaima (? perhaps referring to a horde)
• Oiyamkwi (people on Red Island)
• Apukwi (people of Crab Island)
• Ankamuthi^[1]

Notes

Citations

Sources

• Australian Languages and Traditions . Creed . Ridley . William . . 1878 . 7 . 266–268 . 10.2307/2841001 . 2841001 .
• Book: Crowley, Terry . Uradhi . Terry Crowley . 1983 . Handbook of Australian languages . Dixon . Robert M. W. . Robert M. W. Dixon . Blake . Barry J. . Barry Blake . 3 . 306–428 . Australian National University Press . https://books.google.com/books?id=nUFAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA307 . 978-9-027-22005-9 .
• Book: Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine, from Rockhamptom to Cape York, Northern Queensland . Jardine . Francis Lascelles . Jardin . Alexander William . Francis Lascelles Jardine . Alexander William Jardine . 1867 . Byerley . Frederick J. . J. W. Buxton . Brisbane .
• Book: McGillivray, John . Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley during the years 1846-50, including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, etc: to which is added Mr. E.B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula . 1852 . T. & W. Boone . London .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Ankamuti (QLD) . Norman Tindale . 1974 . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . Australian National University Press . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/ankamuti.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historic joint native title claim handed down in Torres Strait . Ministerial Media Statements . 30 November 2022 . 23 October 2023.