Wadjarri

The Wadjari are an Aboriginal Australian people located in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Language

Watjarri is one of the Kartu languages.[1]

Country

Wadjari lands are located in the Mid West region, encompass an estimated 35,000 square miles (91,000 km2). The northern borders range as far as the hills above Lyons River headwaters, including Mount Isabella and the Teano and Waldburg ranges. The upper Gascoyne River also forms part of their traditional lands. The western border is around Byro and the Dalgety Downs, and west of the Three Rivers. Erivilla, and Milgun. Wadjari lands extend as far south as Cheangwa and the Roderick and upper Sanford rivers. [2]

See also
  • Yamatji - sometimes used to mean a member of the Watjarri people, but also has wider usage

Notes

    Citations
    1. Koch 2004, p. 36.
    2. Tindale 1974, pp. 257–258.

    Sources
    • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
    • "Tindale Tribal Boundaries" (PDF). Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Western Australia. September 2016.
    • Douglas, Wilfred H. (1981). "Watjarri". In Dixon, Robert M. W.; Blake, Barry J. (eds.). Handbook of Australian Languages. Volume 2. John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 197–272. ISBN 978-9-027-27354-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Koch, Harold (2004). "A methodological history of Australian linguistic classification". In Bowern, Claire; Koch, Harold (eds.). Australian Languages: Classification and the comparative method. John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 17–59. ISBN 978-9-027-29511-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • McConvell, P.; Thieberger, Nicholas (November 2001). "State of Indigenous languages in Australia 2001" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Heritage.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Wadjari (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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