Krauatungalang


The Krauatungalung are an Indigenous Australian people, of East Gippsland, in the state of Victoria, Australia. They are regarded as a group of the Kurnai, though Tindale states that their inclusion as one of the Gunai is artificial.

Name

According to Alfred William Howitt the ethnonym Krauatungalung is composed of krauat and -galung, a suffix meaning 'of'/'belonging to'. The name they referred to themselves by is Mukdhang, meaning 'good speech'.

Country

The Krauatungalung country traditionally encompassed of tribal territory, from Cape Everard (Point Hicks) to Lakes Entrance. It covers several rivers, the Cann, Brodribb, Buchan, and the Snowy River. Its inland boundary is at the Black Mountain.

Alternative names

Gunggala-dhang, the Bidawal exonym for the KrauatungalungKarnathun and ka:nai )Krauatun-kurnaiKroatungolungKrow-ithun-kooloKrowathun-KoolungMuk-dhangThangkwai, another exonym, meaning 'rough speech'
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Notable people