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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

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The Makarrwanhalmirr are a Dhuwal clan (mala), otherwise known as Djapu, of the Dua moiety.[1]

People

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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

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The Makarrwanhalmirr/Djapu clan are also referred to as

  • Darmaramiri
  • Dhamalamirr
  • Maradungimi
  • Maradanggimiri
  • Marrathanggimir.[1]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 224.
  2. ^ Aiatsis.

Sources

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  • 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.