Makarrwanhalmirr
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The Makarrwanhalmirr (Mugarganalmiri) are an indigenous Australian clan-people of the Northern Territory. They are not registered as a separate tribe in Norman Tindale's classic 1974 survey.[1]
Language
[edit]The Makarrwanhalmirr are a Dhuwal clan (mala), otherwise known as Djapu, of the Dua moiety.[1]
People
[edit]According to the website of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, the Makarrwanhalmirr are a clan of the Yirritja moiety of the Yolngu.[2]
Alternative names
[edit]The Makarrwanhalmirr/Djapu clan are also referred to as
- Darmaramiri
- Dhamalamirr
- Maradungimi
- Maradanggimiri
- Marrathanggimir.[1]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Duwal NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
- "Yirritja moiety". AIATSIS.