Rembarrnga

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

Language

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

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.

Alternative names

Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rembranga
Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga
Rembarrna
Maiadi
Maieli, Majali, Maiali, Maielli

Notes

Citations

↑ Saulwick 2007, p. 107.
1 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.

[FOOTNOTESaulwick2007107-1] Saulwick 2007, p. 107.

[FOOTNOTETindale1974235-2] 1 2 Tindale 1974, p. 235.