Makarrwanhalmirr

The Makarrwanhalmirr (Mugarganalmiri) are an indigenous Australian clan-people of the Northern Territory. They are not registered as a separate tribe in Norman Tindale's classic 1974 survey. ^[1]

Language

The Makarrwanhalmirr are a Dhuwal clan (mala), otherwise known as Djapu, of the Dua moiety. ^[1]

People

According to the website of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, the Makarrwanhalmirr are a clan of the Yirritja moiety of the Yolngu. ^[2]

Alternative names

The Makarrwanhalmirr/Djapu clan are also referred to as

• Darmaramiri
• Dhamalamirr
• Maradungimi
• Maradanggimiri
• Marrathanggimir ^[1]

Notes

Citations

1. Tindale 1974, p. 224.
2. Aiatsis.

Sources

• Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Duwal NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN   978-0-708-10741-6. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
• "Yirritja moiety". AIATSIS.