Ankamuti facts for kids

The Ankamuti were an indigenous Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland.

Language

The Ankamuti spoke one of the Uradhi dialects.

Country

Ankamuti territory, according to Norman Tindale, extended over some 700 square miles (1,800 km²) around the western side of Cape York, as far south as Vrilya Point. Its inland extension was close to the headwaters of the Jardine River. Offshore, they were also on Possession Island and Crab Island (Queensland) and the western islands of Endeavour Strait.

Alternative names

• Goomkoding
• Yumakundji. (perhaps a Yadhaykenu exonym)
• Amkomti
• Ondaima. (? perhaps referring to a horde)
• Oiyamkwi. (people on Red Island)
• Apukwi. (people of Crab Island).