The Nungali, otherwise known as the Ilngali (Jilngari, Yilngari),[1] are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Name edit
The name Nungali, now adopted as the general term, differs from the other ethnonym for these people only in having a prefix attached to it.[1]
Language edit
Nungali is distantly related to Jaminjung and like the latter is one of the non Pama-Nyungan tongues, usually classified as one of the Djamindjungan/Yirram family of languages. It is thought to be virtually extinct.[2]
Country edit
Traditional Nungali territory covered approximately 500 square miles (1,300 km2) north of Fitzmaurice River on headwaters of Fish River.[3]
Alternative names edit
- Ilngali.
- Jilngali.[1]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 227.
- ^ Schultze-Berndt 2006, p. 64.
- ^ Tindale 1974.
Sources edit
- Schultze-Berndt, Eva (2006). "Sketch of a Jaminjung grammar of space". In Levinson, Stephen C.; Wilkins, David P. (eds.). Grammars of Space: Explorations in Cognitive Diversity. Cambridge University Press. pp. 63–114. ISBN 978-1-139-45839-9.
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Jilngali (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.