The Maridjabin or ''Marrisjabin,'' were an

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people of the

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Language

Marridjabin is a dialect of Marrithiyel, one of the

Western Daly languages The Western Daly languages are a small family of Australian aboriginal languages that share common grammatical forms. They are: *Maranunggu (Emmi; Menhthe dialect) * Marrithiyel (Bringen: Marri Ammu, Marritjevin, Marridan, Marramanindjdji dia ...

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The Maridjabin's territory occupied some predominantly of swampland at mouth of the

Moyle River The Moyle River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia. Course The river rises on a plateau area near the Wingate Mountains and flows in a north westerly direction through mostly uninhabited country through a narrow valley then across t ...

and along the coast near Cape Dombey, and the hinterland for about 20 miles east of that coast,

Alternative names

* ''Murindjabin.'' (

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applied to them by the

Murrinh-Patha The Murrinh-Patha, or Murinbata, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory. Language Murrinh-Patha language, Murrinh-Patha is spoken by about 2500 people, and serves as a lingua franca for several other ethnic groups, such ...

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