Gadjalivia

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The Gadjalivia were an indigenous Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. They are now regarded as extinct.

Language

Arthur Capell classified the Gadjalivia language (Gudjälavia) as a dialect of Burarra.[1]

Country

Norman Tindale estimated that their lands encompassed some 200 square miles (520 km2),[2] inland to the west of the Blyth River.[3]

History

Following a drastic reduction in their numbers, remnants of the tribe, surviving around the Cadell River, are said to have been assimilated into the Nagara.[2]

Alternative names

  • Gajalivia
  • Gudjalibi
  • Gudalavia
  • Gudjaliba
  • Gadjalibi
  • Gadjalibir[2]

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