Kija (variously spelled Gija, Kitja, Gidja) is an
Australian Aboriginal language today spoken by about 100 people, most of whom live in the region from
Halls Creek
Halls is a plural of the word hall.
Halls may also refer to:
People
* Walter Halls (1871–1953), British trade unionist and politician
* Ethel May Halls (1882–1967), American actress
* Julian Halls (born 1967), British field hockey player
* ...
to
Kununurra and west to Lansdowne and Tableland Stations in
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 ...
. It is a member of the Jarragan language family, a non-Pama-Nyungan family in the East Kimberleys. The
Argyle Diamond Mine
The Argyle Diamond Mine was a diamond mine located in the East Kimberley region in the remote north of Western Australia. Argyle was at times the largest diamond producer in the world by volume (14 million carats in 2018), although the propor ...
, on the south western corner of
Lake Argyle
Lake Argyle is Western Australia's largest and Australia's second largest freshwater man-made reservoir by volume. The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and is located near the East Kimberley town of Kununurra. The lake ...
is on the borders of
Gija and
Miriwoong
The Miriwoong people, also written Miriwung and Miriuwung, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.
Language
Miriwoong language (AIATSIS "Miriwoong / Miriuwung") is one of the three surviving ...
country. The Purnululu (pronounced as 'Boornoolooloo')
Bungle Bungle National Park is mostly in Gija country.
Kuluwarrang and Walgi may have been dialects.
See also
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References
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External links
Bibliography of Kija people and language resources at the
Jarrakan languages
Severely endangered languages
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