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The Maridjabin or Marrisjabin, [1] were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

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Language

Marridjabin/Marrisjabin is a dialect of Marrithiyel, one of the Western Daly languages. [1]

Marrithiyel, also known as Berringen is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Marrithiyal people.

Western Daly languages

The Western Daly languages are a small family of Australian aboriginal languages that share common grammatical forms. They are:

Country

The Maridjabin's territory occupied some 300 square miles (780 km2) predominantly of swampland at mouth of the Moyle River and along the coast near Cape Dombey, and the hinterland for about 20 miles east of that coast, [2]

Moyle River river in Australia

The Moyle River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Alternative names

Murrinh-Patha

The Murrinh-Patha, or Murinbata, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 Green 1989, p. 8.
    2. 1 2 Tindale 1974, p. 230.

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