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Jiwarli (bug)
The Djiwarli, also written Jiwarli, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Language The Jiwarli speak one of four dialects of Mantharta language, Mantharta, the other members of the dialect continuum being the Tenma people, Thiin, Warriyangga, Warriyangka and Tharrkari. Country In Norman Tindale's estimation the Dyiwali's lands extended over , taking in the headwaters of Henry River (Western Australia), Henry and Yannarie rivers, and running southeast from Mt Hamlet and Mt Florry as far as the Lyons River. Their northeastern reaches touched only as far as the Ashburton River (Western Australia), Ashburton River divide. Alternative names * ''Jivali'' * ''Jiwali'' * ''Tivali'' * ''Tjiwali.'' Source: Notes Citations Sources * * * * {{Authority control Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands. The term Indigenous Australians refers to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders collectively. It is generally used when both groups are included in the topic being addressed. Torres Strait Islanders are ethnically and culturally distinct, despite extensive cultural exchange with some of the Aboriginal groups. The Torres Strait Islands are mostly part of Queensland but have a separate governmental status. Aboriginal Australians comprise many distinct peoples who have developed across Australia for over 50,000 years. These peoples have a broadly shared, though complex, genetic history, but only in the last 200 years have they been defined and started to self-identify as a single group. Australian Aboriginal identity has cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
