The Djaŋu, otherwise written as Djangu and Django, are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of the area of
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territorial capital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compa ...
in Australia's
Northern Territory
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. Their society is divided into two
clans
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship
and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...
, the Waramiri and Man:atja.
Name
As with the
Yolngu
The Yolngu or Yolŋu ( or ) are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ''Yolngu'' means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The terms Murngin, Wulamba, Yalnuma ...
categories generally, the determining factor for identifying the Djaŋu as a distinct tribal group is based on the shared use in its various dialects of the defining word for the demonstrative pronoun "this".
Language
The
Djaŋu dialect belongs to the
Yolŋu language family.
Country
The precise extent of Djaŋu country cannot be measured, given the fluid nature of the concept of tribal land in the area, but generally they live on the eastern coastland of Arnhem Bay, northwards as far as the
English Company Islands.
Social organisation
Djaŋu society is organised in two clans, both belonging to the Yirritja
moiety:
# ''Man:atja'' (Man(d)atja)
# ''Waramiri'' (Warramiri, Warameri, Warumeri, Warranting, Burada, Buratha, Budalpudal, Buralbural)
Alternative names
* ''Django''
Notes
Citations
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