Ngarigo/Ngarigu People | |
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aka: Ngarigo, Bombala tribe, Menero tribe, and Cooma tribe[1] | |
Hierarchy | |
Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
Language group: | Yora |
Group dialects: | Ngarigu |
Area | |
Location: | Monaro and Australian Alpine regions of New South Wales and Victoria |
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The Ngarigo people (also spelt Garego, Ngarego, Ngarago, Ngaragu, Ngarigu, Ngarrugu or Ngarroogoo) are Aboriginal Australian people of southeast New South Wales, whose traditional lands also extend around the present border with Victoria. They are named for their language, Ngarigo, which in the 19th century was said to be spoken by the Nyamudy people (also known as Namwich or Yammoitmithang).