Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area
Nyangumarta may refer to: * Nyangumarta people of Western Australia * Nyangumarta language Nyangumarta, also written Njaŋumada, Njangamada, Njanjamarta and other variants, is a language spoken by the Nyangumarta people and other Aboriginal Australians in the region of Western Australia to the south and east of Lake Waukarlykarly, in ...

Nyangumarta People
The Nyangumarta people, also written Njaŋumada, Njangamada, Njanjamarta and other variations, are a nation of Aboriginal Australians from the northwestern coast of Western Australia. According to Norman Tindale, they are divided into two distinct branches, the Kundal and the Iparuka. Language Nyangumarta belongs to the Marrngu branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages, together with Mangarla and Karajarri. Country Njangumarta Kundal country extended over some , while that of Njangumarta Iparuka comprised an estimated . Together they encompass areas from the Great Sandy Desert south through to Eighty Mile Beach, including Pardoo Station, Wallal Downs Station and Anna Plains Station. Geoffrey O'Grady affirmed that the original extent of their lands at the beginning of white colonial penetration in their domain was , but that their linguistic expansion and influence had increased substantially since then. Present day Most Nyangumarta people now live in Broome, Bidyadanga and P ...
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