The Rembarrnga people, also spelt Rembarunga and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Language
Main article: Rembarrnga languageThe Rembarrnga language is a non-Pama-Nyungan language belonging to the Gunwinyguan language family.
Country
Rembarrnga country covered some 5,000 square miles (13,000 km), extending from the headwaters of the Mann, Cadell, Wilton, and Blyth rivers, to the arid plateau to the south.
Alternative names
- Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rembranga
- Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga
- Rembarrna
- Maiadi
- Maieli, Majali, Maiali, Maielli
Notes
Citations
- Saulwick 2007, p. 107.
- ^ Tindale 1974, p. 235.
Sources
- Saulwick, Adam (2007). "Rembarrnga poly synthesis in cross-linguistic perspective". In Miestamo, Matti; Wälchli, Bernhard (eds.). New Challenges in Typology: Broadening the Horizons and Redefining the Foundations. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 102–126. ISBN 978-3-110-19890-4.
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Rembarunga (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.