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The Ritharrngu (Ritharrŋu, Ritharngu) and also known as the Diakui (and variant spellings), are an

Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, of the Yolŋu group of peoples. Their clans are Wagilak and Manggura (of the Dhuwa moiety
), and Ritharrŋu (of the Yirritja moiety).

Language

The

Yolŋu Matha language. In modern times Ritharrŋu has been observed to be undergoing significant structural changes away from Yolŋu, with innovations in its morphosyntaxis through assimilation of features characteristic of Nunggubuyu and Ŋandi.[1]

Country

The Ritharrŋu are estimated to have landed estates extending over approximately 2,200 square miles (5,700 km2) east and south of the Arafura Swamp. They also inhabit the area east of the Goyder River, whose tributaries' headwaters form their southernmost frontier. They also inhabit the area around the Mitchell Ranges and the Koolatong River headwaters.[2]

Wagilak are amongst the clans living at Ŋukurr (formerly Roper River Mission).[3]

Social organisation

The Ritharrŋu are organised into three clans, two pertaining to the Dhuwa moiety and one to the Yirritja moiety of the Yolŋu people.[2]

Dhuwa moieties.

  • 1. Wagilak. (Wagelag, Wawilak, Waurilak, Nunydjulpi, Nundjulpi, Nundjulbi)
  • 2. Manggura. (Manggurra).

Yirritja moiety.

  • 3. Ritarngu. (Ritarungo, Ritharrngu, Ridarngo, Ritaringo, Rittarungo, Ritharingau, Ridarngu, Buranadjini).[2]

Alternative names

  • Dhiyakuy
  • Dijogoi
  • Djikai, Jikai, Tchikai

Source: Tindale 1974, p. 223

Notable people

At Ŋukurr:

  • Artist Djambu "Sambo" Burra Burra (born c.1946)[4][5][3]
  • Artist Amy Jirwulurr Johnson (wife of Burra Burra)[4][5]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Heine & Kuteva 2005, pp. 166–167.
  2. ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 223.
  3. ^ a b Power 2010.
  4. ^ a b Aboriginal Art 2010.
  5. ^ a b Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery 2014.

Sources

  • "Djambu Barra Barra Paintings". Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  • Hall, Vic (1962). Dreamtime Justice. Adelaide: Rigby.
  • Heine, Bernd; Kuteva, Tania (2005). Language Contact and Grammatical Change.
    ISBN 978-0-521-60828-2
    .
  • Power, Lisa (30 July 2010). "Crossing the divide". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  • "Sambo Burra Burra Artist". personally-selected-aboriginal-art.com. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  • JSTOR 2793391
    .
  • Records of the South Australian Museum
    . 3: 61–102.
  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Diakui (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.
  • JSTOR 661305
    .
  • JSTOR 660835
    .

Further reading
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