The Garaynbal, also written Karingbal, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland. They spoke a dialect of Biri called Garaynbal, now extinct.
Country According to Norman Tindale, the Karingbal had around of territory, around the headwaters of the Comet River and the upper Mackenzie River. They ran south from beneath Rolleston as far as the Carnarvon Range. Their western frontier lay at Consuelo Peak, while their eastern limits ran to Expedition Range and Bedourie.
Social organisation According to an early source, the tribe was divided into four exogamous intermarrying classes.
Male Female Bunyart Bunyarrum Thadbine Thadbinun Binjool Binjoolun Kiarra Kiarrun
Alternative names Karingbool Kaingbul Karranbal
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