Yangga Explained

The Yangga, also spelt Jangga, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland. They are not to be confused with the Yanga people.

Language

Norman Tindale referred to the language as Jangga.

Country

According to Norman Tindale's estimation, Yangga tribal lands covered roughly 4200mi2, centered on the eastern headwaters of the Suttor River. Their northern extension touched the Burdekin River, while their southern frontiers reached as far as Glenavon. The contemporary areas around Mount Coolon, Yacamunda, Mount Tindale, and Hidden Valley were all part of Yangga lands.

Social organisation

The Yangga were divided into several kin groups, the name of which one at least is known:

• Durroburra (this was a northerly clan)

Alternative names

• Durroburra
• Dorobura

Notes

Citations

Sources

• Web site: AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia . 28 July 2023 . . .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Jangga (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/jangga.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .

Further reading

• Book: Muirhead, James . Belyando . 1887 . 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 . 3 . 26–33 . J. Ferres . Melbourne . https://archive.org/download/australianracei02currgoog/australianracei02currgoog.pdf . (Possible confusion with Yanga people here.)