Rembarrnga

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The Rembarrnga people, also spelt Rembarunga and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.

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Language

The Rembarrnga language is a non-Pama-Nyungan language belonging to the Gunwinyguan language family. [1]

Country

Rembarrnga country covered some 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2), extending from the headwaters of the Mann, Cadell, Wilton, and Blyth rivers, to the arid plateau to the south. [2]

Alternative names

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    Citations

    1. Saulwick 2007, p. 107.
    2. 1 2 Tindale 1974, p. 235.

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