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317:Walkandwani
266:Banju-bunan
195:Wemba-Wemba
163:Edward Eyre
119:Murrayville
40:Latje Latje
36:Latji Latji
1525:Queensland
1483:Munangabum
1462:Coranderrk
1189:Box Gulley
1158:Wurundjeri
1151:Wathaurung
1084:Coranderrk
1050:Wurundjeri
1043:Wotjobaluk
1036:Woiwurrung
1015:Warkawarka
1001:Taungurung
959:Minyambuta
952:Mardidjali
798:Bungandidj
518:. AustLang
427:Brown 1918
367:Gandeet-or
340:Some words
325:(variant:
261:Wotjobaluk
187:Warkawarka
143:eagle-hawk
95:E. M. Curr
75:Latjilatji
32:Latjilatji
18:Latjilatji
1231:Kow Swamp
1182:Bend Road
987:Pangerang
973:Ngurelban
896:Jari Jari
854:Gadubanud
819:Dhudhuroa
812:Dadi Dadi
522:27 August
385:Citations
327:Woortongi
179:Nari-Nari
1570:Category
1546:Victoria
1539:Tasmania
1285:See also
1144:Bunurong
938:Kwatkwat
903:Jupagalk
868:Gulidjan
770:Bidhawal
689:(1974).
572:(1883).
397:AustLang
333:Source:
323:Wortongi
271:Boraipar
237:Jarijari
233:Kukabrak
191:Watiwati
175:Jitajita
171:Tatitati
167:Boraipar
135:Kailpara
131:moieties
91:Wadiwadi
87:Matimati
70:Language
60:ethnonym
1418:History
1057:Yalukit
1029:Wergaia
755:Peoples
622:2843422
508:Sources
276:Laitche
241:Wimmera
159:Mildura
157:in the
149:History
139:Makwara
115:Kulkyne
107:Mildura
101:Country
81:of the
42:are an
1384:Cases:
1224:Keilor
931:Kurung
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554:
257:exonym
209:Ronald
133:, the
1169:Sites
924:Kulin
917:Koori
679:Trove
660:Trove
641:Trove
618:JSTOR
353:Notes
346:manul
227:, in
64:latja
703:ISBN
552:ISBN
524:2022
211:and
137:and
89:and
58:The
54:Name
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610:doi
588:BHL
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