The Goenpul, also written Koenpal, are an Aboriginal Australian people, one of three Quandamooka peoples, who traditionally lived on the southern part of Stradbroke Island in southern Queensland. Today their preferred term for their group is Dandrubin Gorenpul.
Name
In the Brisbane area tribal, the words for 'no' used by each tribe were often selected to form the appropriate
ethnonym. Both
djandai and
goenpul used for the Goenpul reflect this principle of nomenclature.
Djandai meant the language spoken by the Goenpul, while Goenpul itself was formed from the Moreton Island term for 'no', namely
goa.
Country
The Goenpul's traditional lands occupied some on southern part of
Stradbroke Island. On their northern boundary were the
Nunukul. As one of the three tribes constituting the Quandamooka people, the others being the
Nunukul and the
Ngugi people, they are custodians with traditional ownership rights in
Moreton Bay.
Alternative names
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Coobenpil
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Djandai
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Dsandai, Tchandi
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Jandai ( djandai means = no)
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Jendairwal
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Jundai
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Noogoon (word for St. Helens Island)
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