Rembarrnga

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

Language

Main article: Rembarrnga 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

• Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rembranga
• Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga
• Rembarrna
• Maiadi
• Maieli, Majali, Maiali, Maielli ^[2]

Notes

Citations

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

Sources

• Saulwick, Adam (2007). "Rembarrnga poly synthesis in cross-linguistic perspective". In Miestamo, Matti; Wälchli, Bernhard (eds.). New Challenges in Typology: Broadening the Horizons and Redefining the Foundations. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 102–126. ISBN   978-3-110-19890-4.
• Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Rembarunga (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-708-10741-6. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2017.