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Nyulnyul people

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Traditional lands of Aboriginal tribes around Derby, WA
Derby is located in Australia
Derby
Derby
Location of Derby in Australia

The Nyulnyul, also spelt Nyul Nyul, Njolnjol, Nyolnyol and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Country

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According to Norman Tindale, the Nyulnyul held sway over some 500 square miles (1,300 km2) of tribal land. They were located on the western side of the Dampier Peninsula. Historically, the pressure of the Nimanburu led to them ceding ground on the King Sound, and by Tindale's time they were present from Cape Borda to Sandy Point, and at Carlyle Head and Goodenough Bay across the peninsula.[1]

Running clockwise, their northern neighbours were the Bardi people, the Nimanburu lay on their southeastern flank, while the Djaberadjabera were directly south on the adjacent coast.[2][3]

Language

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The Nyulnyul people spoke the Nyulnyul language.

Social organisation

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The Nyulnyul had a four section marriage and descent system.[4]

Alternative spelling

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 254.
  2. ^ AIATSIS.
  3. ^ TTB 2016.
  4. ^ Kaberry 1937, p. 450.
  5. ^ "Jillungin Dreamtime Tea". Loving Earth. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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