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They traditionally speak the [[Kunwinjku language]].
They traditionally speak the [[Kunwinjku language]].
==Country==
==Country==
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}}
Their original heartland is said to have been in the hilly terrain south of [[Goulburn Islands|Goulburn Island]] and their frontier with the [[Maung people |Maung]] nrunning just south of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=237405&cmd=sp Tor Rock]{{sfn|Elkin|Berndt|Berndt|1951|p=253}} 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}}


==Social organization==
==Social organization==

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Map showing the lands of the Gunnawingu people near Darwin, Northern Territory.

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

Their original heartland is said to have been in the hilly terrain south of Goulburn Island and their frontier with the Maung nrunning just south of Tor Rock[1] 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.[2]

Social organization

The Gunwinggu were composed of clans

Alternative names

  • Gunwingu.
  • Gunwingo.
  • Wengi, Wengei, Wengej.
  • Gundeidjeme.
  • Gundjeipmi
  • Kulunglutji, Kulunglutchi.
  • Gundjeibmi, Gundjajeimi, Gundeijeme, Gundeidjeme.
  • Margulitban.
  • Unigangk, Urnigangg.
  • Koorungo.
  • Neinggu/Neiŋgu.(Maung exonym)[1]
  • Mangaridji.
  • Mangeri. [2]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b Elkin, Berndt & Berndt 1951, p. 253.
  2. ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 226.

Sources