The Nhuwala are an
Aboriginal Australian people of the
Pilbara region of
Western Australia.
Language
Where
Nhuwala
The Nhuwala are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Language
Where Nhuwala language, Nhuwala fits into the classification of Australian Aboriginal languages has not yet been ascertained with absolute certaint ...
fits into the classification of
Australian Aboriginal languages
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
has not yet been ascertained with absolute certainty due to lack of data, though the working assumption is that it belongs to the
Ngayarta family.
Country
According to
Norman Tindale, the Nhuwala tribal lands covered an estimated , approximately along the coastal plain, and extending inland some , from the vicinity of
Cape Preston, close to the area where the
Fortescue River flows into the Indian Ocean, southwest from
Onslow. The hinterland reaches stopped short of the
Thalanyji
The Thalanyji, also spelt Thalandji, Dhalandji, and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Country
Thalanyji lands, according to Norman Tindale, encompassed approximately , running along ...
territory at the
Ashburton River.
Alternative names
* ''Nuala''
* ''Ngoala''
* ''Noella''
* ''Noanamaronga'' (
Mardudunera exonym)
* ''Jawanmala'' (
Yindjibarndi exonym, meaning "people downstream")
* ''Nunkaberi''
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