Wurango

The Wurango or Wurrugu were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Country

The Wurango's tribal lands encompassed about around the western end of the Cobourg Peninsula including Port Essington.

People

Crawford Pasco described the Wurango as he found them in 1838 as numerous, and of very good health since many reached the venerable age of 70.

Social organisation

Norman Tindale speculated that mentions of the Tji and Jalo in this area clearly referring to the Wurango probably denoted hordes. If so, then he classified their respective localities as follows:

Tji, a Wurango horde located at the western end of the Peninsula
Ja:lo, a Wurango horde in Port Essington

The following clan marriage sections are said to have existed:

Manderojelli
Manburlgeat
Mandrowilli

Alternative names

Auwulwarwak
Ja:lo (ja:lo = 'no')
(?) Limba-Karadjee (See Iwaidja)
Wa:reidbug, Woreidbug
Warooko
Wurrunga, Wurrango
Wuru:ku, U:ru:ku
Yarlo

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Some words

naween (father)
noyoke (mother)