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[[File:Gunnawingu Tribe.png|thumb|Map showing the lands of the Gunnawingu people near Darwin, Northern Territory.]]
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The '''Gunwinggu people''' are a tribe of [[Australian Aboriginal]] people, forming part of the [[Bininj Gun-Wok peoples]], who live to the east of [[Darwin, Northern Territory]].
The '''Gunwinggu (Kunwinjku) people''' are a tribe of [[Australian Aboriginal]] people, forming part of the [[Bininj Kun-Wok peoples|Bininj Gun-Wok peoples]], who live around West Arnhem Land to the east of [[Darwin, Northern Territory]].


==Language==
==Language==
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==Country==
==Country==
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]] running just south of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=237405&cmd=sp Tor Rock]. Their northern extension approached Sandy Creek, while they were also present south-east at the head of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=215061&cmd=sp Cooper's Creek] and part of the [[King River (Northern Territory)|King River]].{{sfn|Elkin|Berndt|Berndt|1951|pp=253–254}} In [[Norman Tindale]]'s scheme, the Gunwinggu were allotted a tribal territory of around {{convert|2,800|mi2|km2}} 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}} The [[Goomadeer River|Gumader swamps]] near Junction Bay and the creeks east of [[Gunbalanya, Northern Territory|Oenpelli/''Awunbelenja'']] also formed part of their land.{{sfn|Elkin|Berndt|Berndt|1951|p=254}}
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]] running just south of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=237405&cmd=sp Tor Rock]. Their northern extension approached Sandy Creek, while they were also present south-east at the head of [http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=215061&cmd=sp Cooper's Creek] and part of the [[King River (Northern Territory)|King River]].{{sfn|Elkin|Berndt|Berndt|1951|pp=253–254}} In [[Norman Tindale]]'s scheme, the Kunwinjku were allotted a tribal territory of around {{convert|2,800|mi2|km2}} 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}} The [[Goomadeer River|Gumader swamps]] near Junction Bay and the creeks east of [[Gunbalanya, Northern Territory|Oenpelli/''Awunbelenja'']] (now Gunbalanya) also formed part of their land.{{sfn|Elkin|Berndt|Berndt|1951|p=254}}


==Social organization==
==Social organization==
The Gunwinggu were composed of [[Band society|clans]]
The Kunwinjku were composed of [[Band society|clans]]
* The ''Gundjeipmi'' were on the [[Liverpool River|upper Liverpool River]]
* The ''Kundjeyhmi'' were on the [[Liverpool River|upper Liverpool River]]
* The ''Margulitban''
* The ''Margulitban''
* The ''Mangaridji''
* The ''Mangaridji''


==Alternative names==
==Alternative names==
* Kunwinjku (now considered the standard spelling)
* ''Gunwingu''
*''Gunwingu''
* ''Gunwingo''
* ''Gunwingo''
* ''Wengi, Wengei, Wengej''
* ''Wengi, Wengei, Wengej''

Revision as of 02:28, 9 May 2019

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

The Gunwinggu (Kunwinjku) people are a tribe of Australian Aboriginal people, forming part of the Bininj Gun-Wok peoples, who live around West Arnhem Land 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 running just south of Tor Rock. Their northern extension approached Sandy Creek, while they were also present south-east at the head of Cooper's Creek and part of the King River.[1] In Norman Tindale's scheme, the Kunwinjku were allotted a tribal territory of around 2,800 square miles (7,300 km2) in the area south of Jungle Creek and on the headwaters of the East Alligator River.[2] The Gumader swamps near Junction Bay and the creeks east of Oenpelli/Awunbelenja (now Gunbalanya) also formed part of their land.[3]

Social organization

The Kunwinjku were composed of clans

Alternative names

  • Kunwinjku (now considered the standard spelling)
  • Gunwingu
  • Gunwingo
  • Wengi, Wengei, Wengej
  • Gundeidjeme
  • Gundjeipmi
  • Kulunglutji, Kulunglutchi
  • Gundjeibmi, Gundjajeimi, Gundeijeme, Gundeidjeme
  • Margulitban
  • Unigangk, Urnigangg.[a]
  • Koorungo
  • Neinggu/Neiŋgu. (Maung exonym)[5]
  • Mangaridji
  • Mangeri.[2][b]

Notes

  1. ^ Tindale's source, Arthur Capell, actually wrote Uningangk[4]
  2. ^ Again Capell uses Mangeri to denote a distinct language group from the Gunwinggu[4]

Citations

  1. ^ Elkin, Berndt & Berndt 1951, pp. 253–254.
  2. ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 226.
  3. ^ Elkin, Berndt & Berndt 1951, p. 254.
  4. ^ a b Capell 1942, p. 367.
  5. ^ Elkin, Berndt & Berndt 1951, p. 253.

Sources

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