Arrernte (also spelt Aranda, etc.) is a descriptor related to a group of
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 Isl ...
peoples from Central Australia.
It may refer to:
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Arrernte (area)
The Arrernte land is aboriginal land in central Australia. It is controlled by Arrernte Council which in turn is controlled by Central Land Council from Alice Springs.
Description
Arrernte is the traditional language of Alice Springs, w ...
, land controlled by the Arrernte Council (?)
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Arrernte people, Aboriginal Australians who speak Arrernte language
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Arrernte language
Arrernte or Aranda (; ) or sometimes referred to as Upper Arrernte (Upper Aranda), is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory, Australia, by the Arrernte people. Other spelling variations are ...
, a dialect cluster spoken in the southern Northern Territory and some adjoining states, and includes:
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Central Arrernte/
Eastern Arrernte, spoken around Alice Springs
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Western Arrernte
Arrernte or Aranda (; ) or sometimes referred to as Upper Arrernte (Upper Aranda), is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory, Australia, by the Arrernte people. Other spelling variations are A ...
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Lower Arrernte, also known as Lower Southern Arrernte
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Southern Arrernte
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