Tenma people

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The Tenma or Thiin were an

Tenma language
.

Language

The Thiin spoke one of four dialects of

Djiwarli and Tharrkari.[1]

Country

The Tenma were a small tribe located around the head of the Henry River, the Barlee Range and the Frederick River. Norman Tindale assigned them an estimated 2,300 square miles (6,000 km2) of traditional tribal land.[2]

Alternative names

  • Te:n
  • Teen

Source: Tindale 1974, p. 257

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Austin 2015, p. 5.
  2. ^ Tindale 1974, p. 257.

Sources

  • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
  • School of Oriental and African Studies
    .
  • "Tindale Tribal Boundaries" (PDF). Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Western Australia. September 2016.
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