The Djiwarli, also written Jiwarli, are an
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 ...
people of the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a g ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
Language
The Jiwarli speak one of four dialects of
Mantharta, the other members of the dialect continuum being the
Thiin,
Warriyangka and
Tharrkari.
Country
In
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.
Life
Tindale was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1900. His family moved to Tokyo and lived ther ...
's estimation the Dyiwali's lands extended over , taking in the headwaters of
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 divide.
Alternative names
* ''Jivali''
* ''Jiwali''
* ''Tivali''
* ''Tjiwali.''
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia