Martuthunira

English Etymology From en vma -. Noun p An indigenous people of Western Australia. 1916, A. A. Goldenweiser, Reconstruction from Survivals in West Australia, in American Anthropologist, Vol. 18, No. 4 so the Mardudhunera, neighbors of the Ngaluma, neighbors of the Kariera, have a relationship system differing from that of the Kariera, but corresponding to that of the Aranda 1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia The Martuthunira visited the islands of the Dampier Archipelago, which they presumably shared with the Yapurarra/Pijurru, and the Mary Anne Group. Proper noun Their language. Alternative forms en Maratunia Mardathoni Mardathoonera Mardatuna Mardudhoonera Mardudhunera Mardudhunira Mardudjungara Marduduna Mardudunera Marduthunira Mardutunera Mardutunira Adjective - Of the Martuthunira or their language. 1912, A. R. Brown, The Distribution of Native Tribes in Part of Western Australia, in Man, Vol. 12 They are called Noanamaronga by the Mardudhunera tribe. 1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia The reported location and extent of Martuthunira territory also differs from one description to another. Further reading vma en Ethnonyms Languages Martuthunira Etymology "Those who live around the Fortescue River", from Martuthuni "Fortescue River" + -ra, provenience suffix. Noun vma noun Latn Martuthunira. 1994, Algy Paterson, Alan Dench (tr.), The First Boomerang, in Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia vma Mirntiwul ngunhu-ngara marrari-i Martuthunira. They were separate mobs but they all had the Martuthunira language. vma Ethnonyms Languages