Paaruntyi Explained

See also: Paaruntyi language. The Paaruntyi are an indigenous Australian people of the state of New South Wales. They are not to be confused with the Parrintyi.

Country

According to Norman Tindale's calculations the Paaruntyi would have exercised control over some 8000mi2 of tribal land, around the Paroo River and Cuttaburra and Kulkyne Creekfrom Goorimpa north to Brindangabba, Berawinna Downs, as far as the border with Queensland at Hungerford. Their land included Wanaaring and Yantabulla.

Running clockwise from the north, their neighbours were the Kalali and Badyuri, on their eastern flank were the Kurnu, the Naualko lay to their south, while the Wanjiwalku were on their western frontier, together, in the northwest, with the Karenggapa.

Social organization and rites

The Paaruntyi had a two class system of marriage:

Primary Divisions	Totems
Mukwara	eaglehawk (biliari) kanbgaroo (turlta); bilby (kurte); turkey (tickara); whistling duck (kultuppa); bandicoot (burkunia)
Kilpara	emu (kulthi) snake (turru); lizard (kami); wallaby(murinya); goanna (bu-una); native companion (kuntara)

The Paaruntyi rites of initiation involved neither circumcision nor subincision.

Alternative names

• Paruindji
• Paruindi, Paruinji, Paroinge
• Barundji, Barungi, Barinji, Bahroonjee, Baroongee, Bahroongee, Barrengee
• Parooinge, Barunga

Notes

Citations

Sources

• On Some Customs of the Aborigines of the River Darling, New South Wales . Bonney . Frederic . Frederic Bonney . . 1884 . 13 . 122–137 . 10.2307/2841717 . 2841717 .
• Notes on Some Tribes of New South Wales . Cameron . A. L. P. . . 1885 . 14 . 344–370 . 10.2307/2841627 . 2841627 .
• Book: Howitt, Alfred William . The native tribes of south-east Australia . Alfred William Howitt . 1904 . .
• Group divisions and initiation ceremonies of the Barkungee tribes . Mathews . R. H. . Robert Hamilton Mathews . . 1898a . 32 . 241–255 . 10.5962/p.359301 . free .
• Initiation Ceremonies of Australian Tribes . Mathews . R. H. . Robert Hamilton Mathews . . January 1898b . 37 . 157 . 54–73 . 983694 .
• Divisions of Queensland Aborigines . Mathews . R. H. . Robert Hamilton Mathews . . December 1898c . 37 . 158 . 327–336 . 983859 .
• Book: Scrivener, G. . Lower Portions of the Paroo and Warrego Rivers . 1886 . The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent . Curr . Edward Micklethwaite . Edward Micklethwaite Curr . 2 . 182–186 . J. Ferres . Melbourne . https://archive.org/download/cu31924026093827/cu31924026093827.pdf .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Parundji (NSW) . Norman Tindale . 1974 . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/parundji.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .