The language of the Australian Aboriginal Bangerang Nation was written down for the first time in 1841 by a pioneer settler E . M. Curr. In his book "The Australian Race - volume 111 - book 23" he describes the 10 different tribes which make up the Bangerang Nation.

The Bangerang tribes all spoke closely -related dialects. The territory occupied by each tribe I have set out roughly in the map. It will, however be understood that the boundaries of their lands did not run in straight lines as seen on the map, but were very irregular and governed by natural features.

In 1841 the Bangerang Nation included the following tribes and the approx number of people making up each tribe.

Tribe name		Approximate number of persons
Moitheriban		300 persons
Wongatpan		150 persons
Towroonban		50 persons
Wollithiga		50 persons
Pikkolatpan		100 persons
Kailthiban or Waaringulum		50 persons
Angootheriban		100 persons
Boongatpan		150 persons
Toolenyagan		100 persons
Ngarrimowro		150 persons
		total of 1200 persons

In his book E.M. Curr listed many words and phrases of the Australian Aboriginal Bangerang language, here follows a small sample about diminutives in the Australian Aboriginal Bangerang language :

Bangerang language diminutive sample	English translation
Naika	Duck
Naikidjiga	Little duck
Choondra	Bird
Choondoonga	little bird
Pokka	Dog
Pokkidjiga	Little dog or pup
inyanook	Small
ingarnika	Very small

There are many words and phrases written down by E.M. Curr, in the list below you will find a very small selection of words in use by the Australian Aboriginal Bangerang nation with the English translation beside it

A - na = Tomahawk Baang - a = Rain Baanyooba = Elder brother Bai - ir = Breasts Bar - pan = Grass Bar - per -ik = Tomorrow Be -tha = Mosquito Be - yin = Hand Biit -cha -o = Wood Biit - ya = Fire Bol - tu - bol = Two Bol - tu -bol - I - oong -yeyir = 3 Blacks Bol - tu - bol - yeyir = 2 Blacks Bol - tu - bol - i - oong = Three Bol -tu --bol - bol - tu - bol = Four Bool - i = Stomach Bor - pa = Crayfish Chin - na = Foot Dir - ra = Teeth E - or - ga = Stone En - beb - na = The Blacks En - ben - na = A black fellow Git - git - ka = Elder sister Go - na = Snake iawa = One immil - ang = Today In - ya - nook = Little ioong = One Iruk -biruk = Yesterday Jar - ing = White cockatoo Jek - kor - a = War spear Ka - ko = Come on Ka - tin = Pelican Ka -ma = Reed spear Kaal - in - ya = Good Kaal - in - ya = Sweet Kai - a = Father Kai - i - mer = Kangaroo Kan - a = Mother Kar - choo - bok = Sit Ko - toop - ka = Baby Ko - wo = Nose Ko - koo - in = Dead Koo - noo -goo - thoo - la = Native companion Koon - na = Bowels Koon - na = Excrement Kor - mi - me - bla = Wild turkey Kor - moo - ka = Old woman Lil -di - ma = Bone Maal - ya = Swan Maan - oo = Camp Mal - ka = Shield Mar - moo = Ear Mat - tha = Canoe Mat - tim - na = Bad Maw - wa = Blood Me - ul = Eye Mon - er - a = Thunder Moo - goo - jin - na = Track of foot Moo - lok - moo - lok = Dark Moo - la - wa = White man Moo - lan - mook = Hungry Mool - la - wa = Light Moon - na = Thigh Mun - di - ga = Food Mund - ji = Fish Naan = See Naan - yoo - bok = Walk Nai - ka = Black duck Nait - chook = See Nga = You Nga - ta = i Nga - ni = i Nge - ni -wiin - ya = Wife Ngia - You Ngo - e = Yes Ngoon - oo - in = Milk Otan = Plenty Pan - noop - ka = Young man Pek - ka = Ghosts Pikk - er - oom - dja = Emu Po - ko = head Pok - ka = Wild dog Pok - kan = Hair of the head Poo - jang - a = Egg Pun - na = Opossum Tha - jip = Younger sister Tha - ju - ba = Younger brother Thaan - ga = Thirsty Thai - chim - i - a = Eat Thal - ling = Tongue Thal - la = Dark Thong - a = Smoke Thow - mung - a = Old man Toor - ta = Star Tun - goo - ja = Big Ung - a - wa = Wood duck Wig - il - op - ka = Laughing Jackass Wiin - ya = A black woman Wo - wiin - ya = Fly Wo - waid - ja = Skin Wok - ka = Ground Wok - ka = Crow Wol - la = Water Woll - ik - thi - ka = Fat Won - mir = Eagle hawk Woor - roo = Mouth Wun - na = I don't know Wun - ya = Boomerang Ya - kor - ma = Come on Yaar - in = Beard Yal - ma = Bark Yar - ka = Children Yar - kid - ji - ga = Children Yool - la = Hill Yool - wa = Throwing stick Yoor - ing - ga = Sun Yoor - e = Moon Yoor - ta = No