The Yindjilandji are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Language
The
Yindjilandji language is usually grouped as one of the
Ngarna languages, and considered a southern variety, and either a dialect of
Wagawa if not an independent language.
Country
In
Norman Tindale's guesstimate, the Yindjilandji ranged over roughly of tribal land. They were a
Barkly Tableland
The Barkly Tableland is a rolling plain of grassland in Australia. It runs from the eastern part of the Northern Territory into western Queensland. It is one of the five regions in the Northern Territory and covers , 21% of the Northern Terr ...
people, occupying the area abou
Buchanan Creekan
Ranken River with a western limits towar
Dalmoreand
Alroy Downs. Eastwards their terrain extended over the border with Queensland close to the headwaters of the
Gregory River and
Lawn Hill Creek.
Alternative names
* ''Bularnu''
* ''Dhidhanu''
* ''Inchalachee, Inchalanchee''
* ''Indjilandji, Indjilindji''
* ''Indjurandji''
* ''Indkilindji.'' (? typo)
* ''Injilinji''
* ''Intjilatja.'' (
Alyawarre
The Alyawarre, also spelt Alyawarr and also known as the Iliaura, are an Aboriginal Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. The Alyawarre are made up of roughly 1,200 associated peoples and actively engage in local tra ...
exonym)
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Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory