Rembarrnga Explained

The Rembarrnga people, also spelt Rembarunga and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Language

See main article: Rembarrnga language. The Rembarrnga language is a non-Pama-Nyungan language belonging to the Gunwinyguan language family.

Country

Rembarrnga country covered some 5000mi2, extending from the headwaters of the Mann, Cadell, Wilton, and Blyth rivers, to the arid plateau to the south.

Alternative names

• Rembarrnga, Rembaranga, Rembarnga, Rembranga
• Ranjbarngo, Rainbarngo, Reinbaranga
• Rembarrna
• Maiadi
• Maieli, Majali, Maiali, Maielli

Notes

Citations

Sources

• Book: Saulwick, Adam . Rembarrnga poly synthesis in cross-linguistic perspective . New Challenges in Typology: Broadening the Horizons and Redefining the Foundations . Miestamo . Matti . Wälchli . Bernhard . 2007 . . 102–126 . https://books.google.com/books?id=QcwNFsvKtGIC&pg=PA107 . 978-3-110-19890-4 .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Rembarunga (NT) . Norman Tindale . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . 1974 . . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/rembarunga.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .