The Njakinjaki (Nyaki Nyaki) are an indigenous
Noongar people of southern
Western Australia, in the
Wheatbelt and
Great Southern regions.
Country
Njakinjaki traditional territory embraced some of land. They were east of
Lake Grace
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
, at
Newdegate,
Mount Stirling,
Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately east of Perth and southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock.
History
Originally known as Nunagin or Noonegin, the name of ...
,
Kellerberrin, and
Merredin. Their western frontier was through to
Jitarning. Their southern reaches went as far as
Lake King
Lake King is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth along State Route 40 between Kelmscott and Ravensthorpe. As of 2016, the town had a population of 95. The 2011 census recorded both the population of the tow ...
, and Mount Madden. The eastern boundaries ran along the area close to Lake Hope and Mount Holland.
Some words
*''mamon.'' (father)
*''knockan.'' (mother)
*''dooda.'' (tame dog)
*''yokkine.'' (wild dog)
*''koolongnop.'' (baby)
*''.jennok.'' (whiteman)
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
Great Southern (Western Australia)