Nungali

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The Nungali, otherwise known as the Ilngali (Jilngari, Yilngari), [1] are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

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Name

The name Nungali, now adopted as the general term, differs from the other ethnonym for these people only in having a prefix attached to it. [1]

Language

Nungali is distantly related to Jaminjung and like the latter is one of the non Pama-Nyungan tongues, usually classified as one of the Djamindjungan/Yirram family of languages. It is thought to be virtually extinct. [2]

Country

Traditional Nungali territory covered approximately 500 square miles (1,300 km2) north of Fitzmaurice River on headwaters of Fish River. [3]

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