Umbindhamu



In Norman Tindale's reckoning, the Umpithamu a.k.a. Koko Ompindamo, Umbindhamu, Baka (Kaantjuu), Banjigam (Bakanambia), Barungguan, Ganganda, Njindingga, Umbuigamu/Umbindhamu, Yintjingga (a place at the Stewart River mouth)) were a horde of the Barungguan on the eastern Cape York Peninsula, occupying around 1,800 square kilometres on Princess Charlotte Bay's western coast, extending north to around Cape Sidmouth.

As one of several Lamalama peoples, they were the southernmost of the Kawadji ("sandbeach peoples": in Umpithamu ma-yaandhimunu) with the Yintyingka, Umpila, Pontunj (Yankonyu), Pakadji (Koko Yao) and Otati(Wuta(h)i) to their north. Their language belongs to the Paman subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan languages, sharing some grammatical features with the other Lamalama languages and lexicon with Ayapathu and Umpila.

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Stewart River
Barungguan
Princess Charlotte Bay
Cape Sidmouth.
Kawadji
Yintyingka
Umpila
Pontunj (Yankonyu)
Pakadji (Koko Yao)
Otati( Wuta(h)i)
Paman subgroup
Ayapathu
Umpila


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