Location: Mouth of Manning River at Taree, inland to near Gloucester; principally on south side of river, also on the Forbes, upper Hastings, and Wilson rivers. Some of the data given by Branch (1877) relate to the adjoining Ngaku tribe.
Co-ordinates: 152°15'E x 31°50'S
Area: 2,800 sq. m. (7,300 sq. km.)
References: Curr, 1886; Branch in Curr, 1887; Wingham Magistrates in Curr, 1887; Livingstone in Threlkeld, 1892; Fawcett, 1897; Cohen, 1897; Mathews, 1897 (Gr. 6477), 1898 (Gr. 6468), 1901 (Gr. 6502); Brown, 1898, 1900; Radcliffe-Brown, 1929, 1930; Enright, 1932, 1934; Tindale, 1940; Ryan, 1964.
Alternative Names: Birripai, Birripi, Brippai, Bripi, Birrapee, Birippi, ? Waw-wyper.