Warki

The Warki are a lakalinyeri (tribe) of the Ngarrindjeri Australian Aboriginal people of southern Australia.

Language

The Warki spoke a dialect variety of Ngarrindjeri.[1][2]

Country

The Warki traditionally inhabited the area around the north and western areas of Lake Alexandrina, from Grote Hill as far as Currency Creek. Norman Tindale estimated their lands at 300 square miles (780 km2). They were also present on the eastern and western extremities of Hindmarsh Island.[1]

Social organization

The Warki were composed of at least 8 clans

Alternative names
  • Warkend
  • Wakend
  • Koraulun.[3] (Jarildekald exonym for the Korowalle clan)
  • Milang dialect[1]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Tindale 1974, p. 219.
    2. Brown 1918, pp. 226–227.
    3. Brown 1918, p. 226.

    Sources
    • Brown, A. R. (July–December 1918). "Notes on the Social Organization of Australian Tribes". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 48: 222–253. JSTOR 2843422.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Taplin, George (1879). The Folklore, Manners, Customs, and Languages of the South Australaian Aborigines (PDF). Adelaide: Government Printer.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Warki (SA)". 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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