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==Country== |
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In [[Norman Tindale]]'s scheme, the Gunwinggu were allotted a tribal territory of around 2,800 sq. miles in the area south of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=208543&cmd=sp&c=1&x=143%2E776925&y=%2D15%2E378555&w=20606&mpsec=0 Jungle Creek] and on the headwaters of the [[Alligator Rivers| |
In [[Norman Tindale]]'s scheme, the Gunwinggu were allotted a tribal territory of around 2,800 sq. miles in the area south of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=208543&cmd=sp&c=1&x=143%2E776925&y=%2D15%2E378555&w=20606&mpsec=0 Jungle Creek] and on the headwaters of the [[Alligator Rivers|East Alligator River]].{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=226}} |
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==Social organization== |
==Social organization== |
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The Gunwinggu were composed of [[Band society|clans]] |
The Gunwinggu were composed of [[Band society|clans]] |
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Revision as of 16:37, 16 March 2018
The Gunwinggu people are a tribe of Australian Aboriginal people who live to the east of Darwin, Northern Territory.
Language
They traditionally speak the Kunwinjku language.
Country
In Norman Tindale's scheme, the Gunwinggu were allotted a tribal territory of around 2,800 sq. miles in the area south of Jungle Creek and on the headwaters of the East Alligator River.[1]
Social organization
The Gunwinggu were composed of clans
- The Gundjeipmi were on the upper Liverpool River
- The Margulitban.
- The Mangaridji.
Alternative names
- Gunwingu.
- Gunwingo.
- Wengi, Wengei, Wengej.
- Gundeidjeme.
- Gundjeipmi
- Kulunglutji, Kulunglutchi.
- Gundjeibmi, Gundjajeimi, Gundeijeme, Gundeidjeme.
- Margulitban.
- Unigangk, Urnigangg.
- Koorungo.
- Neinggu.(Maung exonym)
- Mangaridji.
- Mangeri. [1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 226.
Sources
- Hiatt, L. R. (1965). Kinship and conflict : a study of an aboriginal community in northern Arnhem Land (pdf). Australian National University Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Mathews, R. H. (1900). Marriage and descent among the Australian aborigines. Vol. Volume 34. Journal of the Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. p. 120.135.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gunwinggu (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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