Marri Tjevin

The Maridjabin or Marrisjabin,[1] were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Language

Marridjabin is a dialect of Marrithiyel, one of the Western Daly languages.[1]

Country

The Maridjabin's territory occupied some 300 square miles (780 km2) predominantly of swampland at mouth of the Moyle River and along the coast near Cape Dombey, and the hinterland for about 20 miles east of that coast,[2]

Alternative names

Notes

    Citations
    1. Green 1989, p. 8.
    2. Tindale 1974, p. 230.

    Sources
    • Falkenberg, Johannes (1962) [First published 1948]. Kin and Totem: Group Relations of Australian Aborigines in the Port Keats District. George Allen & Unwin.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Green, Ian (September 1989). Marrithiyel, a language of the Daly River region of Australia's Northern Territory (PDF). ANU PhD.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Maridan (NT)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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