The Rembarrnga people, also spelt Rembarunga and other variants, are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the T ...
people of the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...
.
Language
The
Rembarrnga language
Rembarrnga (Rembarunga) is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is one of the Northern Non-Pama–Nyungan languages, spoken in the Roper River region of the Northern territory. There are three dialects of Rembarrnga, namely Galduyh, Gikkik an ...
is a
non-Pama-Nyungan language belonging to the
Gunwinyguan language family.
Country
Rembarrnga country covered some , extending from the headwaters of the Mann,
Cadell Cadell or Cadel is an old Welsh language, Welsh personal name derived from the Latin Catullus. As a surname, it derives from the Welsh patronymic "ap Cadell". Notable people with the name include:
Given name Middle Ages
* Cadell Ddyrnllwg, King of ...
, Wilton, and
Blyth Blyth may refer to:
People
* Blyth (surname)
* Blythe (given name)
Places Australia
* Blyth, South Australia, a small town
Canada
* Blyth, Ontario, a village
United Kingdom
* Blyth, Northumberland, a town
** Blyth Valley (UK Parliament ...
rivers, to the arid plateau to the south.
Alternative names
* ''Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rembranga.''
* ''Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga.''
* ''Rembarrna.''
* ''Maiadi.''
* ''Maieli, Majali, Maiali, Maielli.''
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Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory
Arnhem Land