Bidjara (Bulloo River) facts for kids

The Bidjara people, also spelt Bitjara or Bithara, are an Aboriginal Australian people of south-western Queensland. They spoke a dialect of the Ngura language. They are not to be confused with the Warrego River Pitjara or the Badjiri of the Paroo River, both of whose traditional lands are further to the east of the state.

Country

Norman Tindale estimated their lands as encompassing approximately 4,000 square miles (10,000 km²), centered around Bulloo Downs, south to the south to Bulloo Lake floodplain. Their western border lay at the Grey Range. Their northern limits were at Orient, and their eastern frontier was around Clyde.

Alternative names

• Bithara.
• Pitteroo.
• Minkabari. (language name),
• Wilya.

Some words

• mirre. (tame dog)
• urni (father)
• ummadi. (mother)
• birri-birri. (whiteman).