Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia

sity for footnotes a survey of classes and phratries is he

a man of phratry A marries a woman of phratry B and vice versa

n are in matrilineal tribes A2 and B2, in patrilineal B2 and A2. In the patrilineal Mara and Anula, by exception, the rule of desce

our-class southern Arunta the intermarriage and des

= A

=

= A

=

= A

=

= B

=

merator, the woman the denomina

are arranged to show this correspondence so far as it is known. A * shows that no information on the point is to hand. A rearrangement of patrilineal classes is necessary to make them equ

uthorities do not give the translation but a word of the same form is in use in the tribe or group of trib

BL

lass

es Femini

)48 Matha (R

bitha (

Wōmbee)

atha (E

are found in the

5); Murawari (id. in Proc. R. G. S. Qu., 1906, 55); Moree (R. G. S. Qu. X, 20); Turribul (R. S. Vict. I, 102); Wollaroi (Howitt, 109); on Narran R. (Cu

class names are the fo

oi, etc. Di

N. of Lachlan B

gielbumurra Muk

Ngeumba

gurrawan

Gwaigullean

ri Girrana

names

urbo

o Ku

o Wi

o Wo

gement of these

ry (J. A. I. XIII,

f Man (IV

bo Go

gah Ca

ngah W

Warg

etc., R. H. Mathews gives (J

ng Ma

ong A

g Irra

ng Pa

termination, -a

(Moroon) (Bla

[Kan

Pandur) (Red wal

ain (K

III, 163): Kiabara (J. A. I. XIII, 305); ? (Hodgson,

, Howitt (p.

a

nd

nd

a

es are associate

tribes and the Kia

il Deeaj

Mathews (Proc. Am. Ph

em. terminatio

lbura Ba

al

l Goo

(Koodala

; Howitt, 111). The Taroombul have the

ews (J. R. S. N. S. W

nia

nj

or

ar

be compared How

ir

nj

u

n (? T

associated w

r

rbura Witt

lu Wutthu

Fem. termina

W

r, Obu) -an

beir, Unbur

lla (U

; Wakelbura (Howitt, 112); on Belyando (Curr, III, 26); Dalebura (Howitt, 113), Buntamurra (Howitt, 113, 226); Purgoma (Roth, 66); Jouon (ib. 67); Pitta-Pitta, Goa, Mi

names are associa

kelbura etc.

athalibura Woo

goma Na

on Chep

., Mittakoodi, Woon

eri Woot

Korkeen, Wongo, Wotero; by Lumholtz (p. 199) for the Herbert R.: Gorilla, Gorgero, Gorgor

(Ethn. Bull. V, 20)

ss

Kara

ik

ro

rk

s given by Mathews for the Warkeman

pun

eku

lun

pun

find (Howitt, 118

names

andi E

ar

ro

altwater

e associated

alar

Ranya

(Ar

o

a (Ar

8); Goothanto (Mathews in J.

with these

ss

(Ahj

(Arre

Loory] (

hngal) [diam

Mathews in J. R. S. N. S. W. XXXIII, 110, XXXIV, 135).

names

ilingo C

o Ngar

o53 Mu

apoodungo)

Mycoolon (J. A. I. XIII, 30

adoon, Roth

ggi

ti

nbe

inu

e associated

doon Oota

e Woodaro

ss

Mur

mb

rd

u

(Northern

e the phr

Ur

es are themselves divided; for equivalence the numbers of the eigh

ball, Odall, Nurumball, which from their form seem to be

ss

Awuk

mbu

ta

al

ula (Nor.

e Ia; in which it is assumed that patril

ssociated the fo

Gnanji Illit

Walpari, Wulmala

gaia "

gina Wiliu

ut the Bingongina inconsistent with that on the following page; according t

ss

. Pa

lt

ru

ma

Arunta (Na

. Der

bi

om

lt

nya etc. (R. G.

atrilineal descent prevails, bu

ss

Burong

Parajerri;

(Boog

ra (K

4 (Curr, I, 296; Kamilaroi, 36, Mathews in J. R. S. N. S. W. XXXV, 220), Weedokarry (id. in Proc. Am. Phil. S

names

up (Namyung

aru

(Yangor)

nok

k etc. (West. Aust., loc. cit.; M

hratr

ungmat M

alence is

ss

Lang

me

kwi

ma

ueensland (Mathews in Proc

with them t

agunda

alence is

names

Kar

Red k

Eagl

uthu

of Yorke Peninsul

Bya for Muri (J. R.

jeri have Wōmbee for

le de

Kiabara, but there is a difficulty about the arrangement, for Koorpal-Keeara=Yungnuru=Bu

rr, I

be the same as Maringo

CLASS NAMES OF E

ina55 Umbaia56 Yookala57

Tjinum Jinagoo

a Ninum Niriu

a

lum Joolanjegoo Tju

Nulum Nurlum

liarinji Bullaranjee

arina Paliar

ungarinji Bungaranjee

rinia Pungari

urulum Jooralagoo

urulum Nurulu

ungallum Jungalagoo T

llum Nungallum

jamerum Jameragoo

meragun Nia

na Yakomari Yukamur

na Yakomarin Yak

61 Inchalachie62 Yun

ie { Narrabalangie

arkie Imban

ngie Bolangie Ee

Immadena T

ngie Belyeringie Uw

Imballaree

gie Beneringie Uwun

Imbongaree

ie { Burralangie U

arechie Imbaw

er Kungilla Yunga

Inkagalla

ie { Kommerangie Un

ongoona Inganma

{ Akamaroo Tabach

mermill Tabaden

lpi

un

it

ia

rram

lp

lm

ayoo68 Koor

nunga Chowan

Nowana Nan

i Choongoora Ch

Nangili

ltjeri Chavalya

jeri Nanajer

itc

garti Chowarding

a Nabunga

la Chooara C

Nooar

la Changally Ch

Nangall

ara Chagarra

a Nagar

in Chambeen Cham

Nambeen

Proc. R. G.

ern Trib

R. S. N. S. W., XX

oc. Am. Phil. So

ern Trib

ern Trib

ern Trib

J. R. S. N. S.

. R. S. N. S. W

J. R. S. N. S.

Am. Anth., N. S. II, 495; Pro

Vict., N. S. X, 19; T. R. S. S. A.,

f. J. A. I., XVIII, 44; J.

. S. N. S. W., XXX

Proc. R. G. S.

Am. Phil. Soc.

LE

try

Meanings N

g) Crow W

r Wrepil

mbruk "

ru

Crow Wol

r Multa

Muq

-Wathi74, Keramin75, Waimbio76, Barkin

, Kaputch, Kulitc

te cockatoo Booandik80, Wotjo

inations are -ego

(Aborigines, p. 26) gives two g

Meaning Na

tch Longbil

erappa

Banksia

uk Bo

amit

) Dieri83, Parnkalla & Nauo

tt

ndrawontha,

uru (

o (? Ka

Kurnan

ookoo

binga G

alence is

Koor

la Goon

ra

* Bloomfie

o

valence i

. Four-class

Kupathin

(1) Mukula Ib

aimudthen Ie Light

bumurra M

bun Ngur

ana Mer

jee Karp

aru IVa, b; Vb (

" Yun

allera

akoota

aka T

Murla* VII

eepa J

unda Gama

nichmat* XIVa Cro

class

chi Liari

Biingaru XI

illi XIIb

uku Liar

Urku

itt, p

d. p

2, Lang, Sec

rr, I

XIII, 338; H

. I. XI

p. 17; Howi

IV, 348; Curr

witt,

Bunjil and Ngarregal were perha

I, 461; How

d. p

d. p

witt,

ods,

itt, p

. Tr.

witt,

athews in J. R. S.

roc. Am. Phil.

Soc. XXXIX, 89; in J. R. S. N. S. W. he reports

roc. Am. Phil.

LE

athews. Whether it is that some observers have mistaken these for phratries or vice versa, it seems that the n

atry Bloo

para-Muquara {

u? ?Sluggish a

93 Mukula

4 Mukumura

ghi

n

awan Gwaigullimba-Gwaimudha

ean-Gwaimudthen Lig

ulli Muggulu-Bumbirra§ §

; Mathews in J. R. S

d. p

d. p

S. N. S. W. xxxix, 1

Parker, Euahlay

Proc. R. G. S.

LE

case none have been noted. On the other hand it is not uncommon to find classes without the corresponding phratry names; this is the case in the eight class area, among the tribes of N. S. Wales, S. Queensland, etc.; but no special significance attaches to it unless we are

Phratr

djer

layi

Wonghi 23

wari

a, etc

il 2

ura, Kon

ieri, Yambee

kelbura,

ttakoodi, Mio

oma

on

pe 2

doon

ta, p

itt, p