Nungali
Indigenous Australian people
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The Nungali, otherwise known as the Ilngali (Jilngari, Yilngari),[1] are an Indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.
Name
Language
Nungali is distantly related to Jaminjung and like the latter is one of the non Pama-Nyungan tongues, usually classified as one of the Djamindjungan/Yirram family of languages. It is thought to be virtually extinct.[2]
Country
Traditional Nungali territory covered approximately 500 square miles (1,300 km2) north of Fitzmaurice River on headwaters of Fish River.[3]
Alternative names
- Ilngali
- Jilngali[1]