The Marranunggu are an Aboriginal Australian people and language group,[1] of the Northern Territory.

Language

Marranunggu is classified as one of the dialects of the Marranji group of the Western Daly languages, together with Menhthe and Emmi.[2]

Country

The Marranunggu's traditional lands were south of the Daly River[3][4]

According to Norman Tindale's calculations, the Marinunggo had roughly 250 square miles (650 km2) of tribal territory around the area of the Dilke Range and running in a northeasterly direction towards the swamplands of the Daly River.[5]

Alternative names

  • Marranunga
  • Maranunggo
  • Marranunngo[6]
  • Maranunga
  • Maranungo[5]

Notes

    Citations

    Sources

    • Basedow, Herbert (1907). "Anthropological notes on the Western Coastal tribes of the Northern Territory of South Australia". Journal of the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 31: 1–62.
    • Dahl, Knut (1895). "Treatment after circumcision in the Hermit Hill tribe, Daly River, Northern Territory". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Adelaide. 19: 122–123.
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