Lanima people explained

The Lanima were an indigenous people of the state of Queensland.

Language

Almost nothing is known of the Lanima language, apart from a suggestion that it was called Wanggamana.

Country

The Lanima had, in Norman Tindale's estimation, some 3500mi2 of land centered around the area of the Mulligan River north of Kaliduwarry Waterhole.

Alternative names

• Wanggamanha (language name)
• Wonggaman

Notes

Citations

Sources

• Web site: AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia . 28 July 2023 . . .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Lanima (QLD) . Norman Tindale . 1974 . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/lanima.htm .