Gugingin clan facts for kids
The Gugigin clan were one of the many important groups of Yugambeh people. They were an Indigenous community from the Logan area in Queensland, Australia. The Yugambeh people had nine main family groups, and the Gugigin were one of them.
What's in a Name?
The name Gugigin comes from a Yugambeh word, Gugin. This word means "north." The part -gin means "people." So, Gugigin means "Northern People." This makes sense because they were the most northern group of the Yugambeh people.
Their Language
The Gugigin people spoke their own special way of talking. It was a dialect, or a local version, of the main Yugambeh language.
Their Traditional Lands
The traditional lands of the Gugigin people stretched across a wide area. To the west, their country reached Oxley Creek. In the south, it went as far as Jimboomba and the Pimpama River. To the north, their lands included Mount Cotton. Eastward, their territory extended to Russell Island and the surrounding areas. They lived along the Logan River, north of the Mununjali clan. They were also north of the Wangerriburra clan, who lived in the Albert Valley.
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