The Koamu language, often classified as a dialect of Bidjara, appeared to be quite similar to that spoken by the Ualarai, and some early ethnographers such as R. H. Mathews confused the two for this reason.[1]
Country
The Koamu are estimated to have ranged over 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2) of tribal territory. They were on the Balonne River starting south of St. George, as far as Angledool, Hebei, and Brenda. Their western terrain extended to Bollon and Nebine Creek. Dirranbandi also was part of their territory. According to Thomas Honery, an authority on the nearby Weilwan, the Koamu also lived around the Warrego.[2] This was rejected by Norman Tindale as beyond their western frontier.[1]
Mythology
On dying, a Koamu is met on passing into the spirit world by his yuri or totem, who then reintroduces him to all of his relations, the natural species belonging to his moiety.[3]
The first bee was fashioned by a bat, which gummed on some cockatoo feathers to a sticky milky weed, which immediately took wing, and flew right down to Koamu territory, with the bat in hot pursuit, until it won sanctuary in a cave called Ungwari. The Koamu undertook rituals in this cavern to secure the increase of bees in their area.[4]
koamu, language, language, guwamu, were, indigenous, australian, people, state, queensland, contents, language, country, mythology, native, title, alternative, names, notes, citations, sourceslanguage, editthe, language, often, classified, dialect, bidjara, ap. For the language see Koamu language The Koamu Guwamu were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland Contents 1 Language 2 Country 3 Mythology 4 Native title 5 Alternative names 6 Notes 6 1 Citations 7 SourcesLanguage EditThe Koamu language often classified as a dialect of Bidjara appeared to be quite similar to that spoken by the Ualarai and some early ethnographers such as R H Mathews confused the two for this reason 1 Country EditThe Koamu are estimated to have ranged over 6 000 square miles 16 000 km2 of tribal territory They were on the Balonne River starting south of St George as far as Angledool Hebei and Brenda Their western terrain extended to Bollon and Nebine Creek Dirranbandi also was part of their territory According to Thomas Honery an authority on the nearby Weilwan the Koamu also lived around the Warrego 2 This was rejected by Norman Tindale as beyond their western frontier 1 Mythology EditOn dying a Koamu is met on passing into the spirit world by his yuri or totem who then reintroduces him to all of his relations the natural species belonging to his moiety 3 The first bee was fashioned by a bat which gummed on some cockatoo feathers to a sticky milky weed which immediately took wing and flew right down to Koamu territory with the bat in hot pursuit until it won sanctuary in a cave called Ungwari The Koamu undertook rituals in this cavern to secure the increase of bees in their area 4 Native title EditMain article Kooma The descendants of the Koamu under the name the Kooma people had their native title rights recognized by the state of Queensland in 2014 5 Alternative names EditGuamu Guwamu Oamu Kuam KuamuSource Tindale 1974 p 175Notes EditCitations Edit a b Tindale 1974 p 175 Honery 1878 p 245 Kelly 1935 p 465 Kelly 1935 pp 467 468 QSNTS 2014 Sources EditHonery Thomas 1878 Wailwun Language and Traditions Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 7 246 254 JSTOR 2841001 Kelly C Tennant 1935 Tribes on Cherbourg Settlement Queensland Oceania 5 4 461 473 doi 10 1002 j 1834 4461 1935 tb00165 x JSTOR 40327813 Kooma People s Native Title Consent Determination PDF 2014 Mathews R H 1902 Languages of some native tribes of Queensland New South Wales and Victoria Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 36 135 190 Tindale Norman Barnett 1974 Koamu QLD Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names Australian National University ISBN 978 0 708 10741 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koamu amp oldid 1134007427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
