Barababaraba

R. H. Mathews wrote an early sketch of the grammar of the Barababaraba language, and stated that one dialect at least existed, spoken on the Murray River near Swan Hill.{{sfn|Mathews|1904|pp=291–294}}

Barababaraba territory, which covered areas in what are now the states of New South Wales and Victoria, is estimated to have been some {{convert|3,600|mi2|km2|disp=flip}} of land, southern tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River from above Hay down to Kerang. One early source also has them, perhaps a distinct horde, present in Moulamein{{efn|R. H. Mathews recorded some of their language from Informants in Moulamein {{harv|Mathews|1904|p=291}}.}}. It included Cohuna, Gunbower, Brassi, Conargo, and the land south of Carrathool.{{sfn|Tindale|1974|pp=191–192}} Deniliquin

Their neighbours to the north west were the Wemba Wemba, the Wergaia frontier was directly to the west, the Yorta Yorta boundaries ran north and south to their east. The Dja Dja Wurrung lay to the south.

The Barababaraba hordes had a moiety (kin ship) society divided into two phratries, each comprising two sections. The rules of marriage and affiliation are as follows.{{efn|The terms, save for one and consonantal doubling are almost identical to those given for the Gamilaraay system by Alfred William Howitt in 1884 {{harv|Palmer|Howitt|1884|p=341}}}}

:::::Phratry A:

• (a) a Murri man marries an Ippatha woman. Their sons are Umbi, daughters Butha.
• (b) a Kubbi man marries a Butha woman. Their sons are Ippai, daughters Ippatha.

:::::Phratry B

• (a) An Ippai man marries a Matha woman. Their sons are Kubbi, daughters Kubbitha.
• (b) An Umbi man marries a Kubbitha woman. Their sons are Murri, daughters Matha.{{efn|Exceptions exist, with a Murri marrying a Butha, or Kubbi an Ippatha. Strictly speaking, this diagram would imply a brother's child can marry his sister's child, but this is rigorously forbidden. A brother's child's offspring may marry a sister's child's offspring {{harv|Mathews|1904|p=294}}.}}

In terms of initiation ceremonies, the Barababaraba rites were essentially the same as those prevailing among the Wiradjuri.{{sfn|Mathews|1904|p=294}}

The Barababaraba were one of the Murray River Wongal-chewing groups:{{sfn|Pardoe|2012|p=3}} wangul bulrushes were chewed both for the tuberous pith and for the fibrous cortex which was torn away to obtain the latter. The fibre was conserved to make strings for fashioning nets and bags.{{sfn|Pardoe|2012|p=3}}{{sfn|Gott|1982|p=61}}

A mortar in Barababaraba territory, at Koondrook Perricoota Forest near Barbers Creek, was recovered in 2012 and an analysis led to the suggestion that it might have been employed to grind gypsum, used by more northerly tribes in funerals, but here perhaps for obtaining a corroboree body paint.{{sfn|Pardoe|2013a|pp=5–7}}

• Barapa Barapa, Barapabarapa
• Birraba-birraba, Burreba-burreba
• Boorabirraba
• Booraboora
• Boort (toponym){{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=192}}
• Bureba, Burabura
• Burrabura-ba, Baraba-baraba, Barraba-barraba, Bareber Bareber
• Burrappa, Burrapper, Burapper, Barappu
• Karraba (typo)
• Perrepa Perrepa{{sfn|Weir|Ross|Crew|Crew|2013|p=4}}

• bangga (a boy)
• barapa (no)
• dyelli-dyellic (yesterday)
• gillaty (today)
• kurregurk (a girl)
• lêurk (a woman)
• ngungni (yes)
• perbur (tomorrow)
• wutthu (a man)

Source: {{harvnb|Mathews|1904|pp=291,293}}

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