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The Njakinjaki (Nyaki Nyaki) are an indigenous Noongar people of southern Western Australia, in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt and Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern regions.


Country

Njakinjaki traditional territory embraced some of land. They were east of Lake Grace System, Lake Grace, at Newdegate, Western Australia, Newdegate, Stirling Range, Mount Stirling, Bruce Rock, Western Australia, Bruce Rock, Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Kellerberrin, and Merredin, Western Australia, Merredin. Their western frontier was through to Kulin, Western Australia, Jitarning. Their southern reaches went as far as Lake King, Western Australia, Lake King, 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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* * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia Wheatbelt (Western Australia) Great Southern (Western Australia)