Gunavidji

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The Gunavidji people,

Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory
.

Language

The Gunavidji speak

Ndjébbana, which is one of the Maningrida languages
.

Country

Gunavidji traditional lands extend over some 500 square miles (1,300 km2) in and around the valley along the Liverpool River in and as far at the point where the Tomkinson River flows into the mangrove swamps. Their main base is at Maningrida township.[2]

Cultural practices

They do not practise circumcision.[2]

Alternative names

  • Gunaviji.
  • Gunawitji.
  • Gunabidji.
  • Gunabwidji.
  • Gunjibidji.
  • Witji.[2]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Keen 1982, p. 661.
  2. ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 225.

Sources

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  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Gunavidji (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.