The Yawarrawarrka (also written Yawarawarka, Jauraworka) were an in
Indigenous people
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of
South Australia
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.
Country
According to the calculations of
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.
Life
Tindale was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1900. His family moved to Tokyo and lived ther ...
the Yauraworka's tribal lands encompassed some , running north of
Cooper Creek
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to
Haddon Downs and taking in
Cordillo Downs and Cadelga. Their eastern extension penetrated the sandhills east of
Goyder Lagoon, running up to roughly
Arrabury. Their southeasterly frontier was close to
Innamincka, though the
Ngurawola
The Ngurawola were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.
Country
According to Norman Tindale, the Ngurawola's tribal lands covered some , centered around Arrabury and the Durham Downs. Their southern boundaries lay around ...
also claimed this area.
Alternative names
* ''Jauroworka,, Yarrawaurka, Yarrawurka''
* ''Yauroka''
* ''Yauarawaka, Yarroworka''
* ''Jaurorka, Yaurorka, Yarawuarka''
* ''Yerawaka, Yowerawoolka, Yowerawarrika.''.
Some words
* ''mulla'' (tame dog).
* ''anya'' (father).
* ''umma'' (mother).
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Aboriginal peoples of South Australia