Ngaralda Explained

See also: Ngaralda language. The Ngaralda (Ngaralta), also known as Meru or Brabirawilung (though this last may be confusion with Brabralung), were an indigenous Australian people of South Australia.

Country

In Norman Tindale's estimation the Ngaralta possessed some 300mi2 of tribal lands, from Wood Hill on the Murray River to Port Mannum. Their western confines were at Bremer Creek, Palmer, and as far as the eastern scarp of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Their boundary with the Jarildekald was at Pitjaringgarang (Mason Rock) on the eastern bank of the Murray.

Alternative names

• Ngaraltu
• Wanaulun
• Wanjakalde (Jarildekald exonyms)
• Wanyakalde
• Wunyakalde
• Wanakald

Notes

Citations

Sources

• Notes on the Social Organization of Australian Tribes . Brown . A. R. . Alfred Radcliffe-Brown . . July–December 1918 . 48 . 222–253 . 10.2307/2843422 . 2843422 .
• Book: Preserving Indigenous Cultures: A New Role for Museums . 1980 . Edwards . Robert . Stewart . Jenny . . 9780642049803 .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Ngaralta (SA) . Norman Tindale . 1974 . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . Australian National University Press . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/ngaralta.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .