Nauiyu Nambiyu Northern Territory | |
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Coordinates | 13°45′S130°41′E / 13.75°S 130.69°E |
Population | 304 (2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 0822 |
LGA(s) | Victoria Daly Region |
Territory electorate(s) | Daly |
Federal division(s) | Lingiari |
Nauiyu Nambiyu is an Aboriginal community in the Katherine Region of the Northern Territory, Australia.
The settlement was originally founded in the 1950s as a Roman Catholic mission on Mulluk-Mulluk aboriginal land. It is located on the banks of the large perennial Daly River, near the town of Daly River, Northern Territory, and located 230 km from Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory. [2]
Daly is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was created in 2001, and takes its name from the Daly River region which lies at the heart of the electorate. Daly covers some 77,395 km², encompassing the towns of Adelaide River, Acacia Hills, Batchelor, Dundee Beach, Nauiyu Nambiyu, Pine Creek, Timber Creek and Wadeye. There were 5,622 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.
Ngan'gi, formerly known as Ngan'gityemerri, and also known as Ngan'gikurunggurr, Moil/Moyle, Tyemeri/Tyemerri, Marityemeri, and Nordaniman, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Daly River region of Australiaʼs Northern Territory. There are three mutually intelligible dialects, with the two sister dialects known as Ngen'giwumirri and Ngan'gimerri.
Daly River is a town adjacent to the Daly River in the Northern Territory of Australia. At the 2006 census, Daly River had a population of 468. The town is part of the Victoria Daly Region local government area. The area is popular for recreational fishing, being regarded as one of the best places to catch Barramundi in Australia.
Malak-Malak, also known as Ngolak-Wonga (Nguluwongga), is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mulluk-Mulluk people. Malakmalak is nearly extinct, with children growing up speaking Kriol or English instead. The language is spoken in the Daly River area around Woolianna and Nauiyu. The Kuwema or Tyaraity (Tyeraty) variety is distinct.
Berrimah is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The Daly River Road is a designated state route in the Northern Territory of Australia providing access to the settlements of Daly River (Nauiyu), Peppimenarti and Wadeye. The road was upgraded and sealed between Dorat Road and Daly River, skirting the southern boundary of Litchfield National Park in late 2007 to allow better access for an increasing volume of tourist traffic heading into the region, known for good fishing during the dry season. The remaining distance between the Daly River crossing and Wadeye remains unsealed and suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles depending on weather conditions.
The Mati Ke, also known as the Magatige, are an Aboriginal Australian people, whose traditional lands are located in the Wadeye area in the Northern Territory. Their language is in danger of extinction, but there is a language revival project under way to preserve it.
The Ngan'gimerri, also spelt Nangiomeri, Nanggumiri, and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Daly River area in the Northern Territory.
The Mulluk-Mulluk, otherwise known as the Malak-Malak, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory, Australia.
The Madngella, otherwise known as the Matngala or Hermit Hill tribe, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory, Australia.
The Marranunggu are an Aboriginal Australian people and language group, of the Northern Territory.
The Wadjiginy, also referred to historically as the Wogait, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory, specifically from just north of modern-day Darwin. The Wadjiginy are a saltwater people who describe themselves as wagatj 'beach-dwellers' from the Batjamalh word wagatj 'beach'.
The Wulwulam, also known as the Woolwonga, were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory. They are reputed to have been almost completely exterminated in the 1880s in reprisal for an incident in which some members of the tribe speared 4 miners.
The Kungarakany people, also spelt Koongurrukuñ, Kungarrakany, Kungarakan and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory. They were called the "Paperbark People" by European settlers.
The Djerait were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory
The Pongaponga were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory. They may have been a band of the Ngolokwangga.
The Ngolokwangga are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.
The Yunggor were an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.
The Muringura, or Murrinh-Kura, were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
The Wagiman, also spelt Wagoman, Wagaman, Wogeman, and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.