The Bunyip is a mythical creature in the folklore of which native people?
Bunyip Bunyip The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. The origin of the word "bunyip" has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of Aboriginal people of Victoria, in South-Eastern Australia. But the figure of the bunyip was part of traditional Aboriginal beliefs and stories throughout Australia, while its name varied according to tribal nomenclature. In his 2001 book, writer Robert Holden identified at least nine regional variations of the creature known as the bunyip across Aboriginal Australia. Europeans recorded various written accounts of bunyips in
Bunyip, Victoria Bunyip, Victoria Bunyip is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 81 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Bunyip recorded a population of 2,468 at the 2016 Census. Its major road connection is via the Princes Highway. The town is named after a mythical creature, known as the "Bunyip" or "Bunyeep", which according to legend lived in and around swampy areas. Mention of it is often found in Australian and Aboriginal mythology. The Koo-Wee-Rup and Bunyip areas, among others, are considered to be places of importance to the Victorian Aborigines, particularly