"Wagilak" redirects here. For the sisters in Yolngu mythology also known as Wagilag and Wawilak, see Wawalag.
The Ritharrngu (Ritharrŋu, Ritharngu) and also known as the Diakui (and variant spellings), are an Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, of the Yolŋu group of peoples. Their clans are Wagilak and Manggura (of the Dhuwa moiety), and Ritharrŋu (of the Yirritja moiety).
The Ritharrŋu language is a Yolŋu Matha language. In modern times Ritharrŋu has been observed to be undergoing significant structural changes away from Yolŋu, with innovations in its morphosyntaxis through assimilation of features characteristic of Nunggubuyu and Ŋandi.[1]
Country
The Ritharrŋu are estimated to have landed estates extending over approximately 2,200 square miles (5,700 km2) east and south of the Arafura Swamp. They also inhabit the area east of the Goyder River, whose tributaries' headwaters form their southernmost frontier. They also inhabit the area around the Mitchell Ranges and the Koolatong River headwaters.[2]
Wagilak are amongst the clans living at Ŋukurr (formerly Roper River Mission).[3]
Social organisation
The Ritharrŋu are organised into three clans, two pertaining to the Dhuwa moiety and one to the Yirritja moiety of the Yolŋu people.[2]
Power, Lisa (30 July 2010). "Crossing the divide". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
"Sambo Burra Burra Artist". personally-selected-aboriginal-art.com. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
Thomson, Donald F. (August 1939). "The Tree Dwellers of the Arafura Swamps: A New Type of Bark Canoe from Central Arnhem Land". Man. 39: 121–126. doi:10.2307/2793391. JSTOR 2793391.
Warner, William Lloyd (April–June 1931). "Morphology and Functions of the Australian Murngin Type of Kinship (Part II)". American Anthropologist. 33 (2): 172–198. doi:10.1525/aa.1931.33.2.02a00030. JSTOR 660835.
Further reading
"Wagilak, Wawilak". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 16 December 2014. A Selected bibliography of the Wagilak / Wawilak language and people held in the AIATSIS Library
April 04, 2023
ritharrngu, wagilak, redirects, here, sisters, yolngu, mythology, also, known, wagilag, wawilak, wawalag, ritharrŋu, ritharngu, also, known, diakui, variant, spellings, aboriginal, australian, people, arnhem, land, northern, territory, yolŋu, group, peoples, t. Wagilak redirects here For the sisters in Yolngu mythology also known as Wagilag and Wawilak see Wawalag The Ritharrngu Ritharrŋu Ritharngu and also known as the Diakui and variant spellings are an Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of the Yolŋu group of peoples Their clans are Wagilak and Manggura of the Dhuwa moiety and Ritharrŋu of the Yirritja moiety Contents 1 Language 2 Country 3 Social organisation 4 Alternative names 5 Notable people 6 Notes 6 1 Citations 7 Sources 8 Further readingLanguage EditThe Ritharrŋu language is a Yolŋu Matha language In modern times Ritharrŋu has been observed to be undergoing significant structural changes away from Yolŋu with innovations in its morphosyntaxis through assimilation of features characteristic of Nunggubuyu and Ŋandi 1 Country EditThe Ritharrŋu are estimated to have landed estates extending over approximately 2 200 square miles 5 700 km2 east and south of the Arafura Swamp They also inhabit the area east of the Goyder River whose tributaries headwaters form their southernmost frontier They also inhabit the area around the Mitchell Ranges and the Koolatong River headwaters 2 Wagilak are amongst the clans living at Ŋukurr formerly Roper River Mission 3 Social organisation EditThe Ritharrŋu are organised into three clans two pertaining to the Dhuwa moiety and one to the Yirritja moiety of the Yolŋu people 2 Dhuwa moieties 1 Wagilak Wagelag Wawilak Waurilak Nunydjulpi Nundjulpi Nundjulbi 2 Manggura Manggurra Yirritja moiety 3 Ritarngu Ritarungo Ritharrngu Ridarngo Ritaringo Rittarungo Ritharingau Ridarngu Buranadjini 2 Alternative names EditDhiyakuy Dijogoi Djikai Jikai TchikaiSource Tindale 1974 p 223Notable people EditAt Ŋukurr Artist Djambu Sambo Burra Burra born c 1946 4 5 3 Artist Amy Jirwulurr Johnson wife of Burra Burra 4 5 Notes EditCitations Edit Heine amp Kuteva 2005 pp 166 167 a b c Tindale 1974 p 223 a b Power 2010 a b Aboriginal Art 2010 a b Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery 2014 Sources Edit Djambu Barra Barra Paintings Japingka Aboriginal Art Gallery 19 July 2014 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Hall Vic 1962 Dreamtime Justice Adelaide Rigby Heine Bernd Kuteva Tania 2005 Language Contact and Grammatical Change Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 60828 2 Power Lisa 30 July 2010 Crossing the divide The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 20 February 2020 Sambo Burra Burra Artist personally selected aboriginal art com 2010 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Thomson Donald F August 1939 The Tree Dwellers of the Arafura Swamps A New Type of Bark Canoe from Central Arnhem Land Man 39 121 126 doi 10 2307 2793391 JSTOR 2793391 Tindale Norman 1925 Natives of Groote Eylandt and the west coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria Part I Records of the South Australian Museum 3 61 102 Tindale Norman Barnett 1974 Diakui NT Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names Australian National University Warner William Lloyd April 1930 Morphology and Functions of the Australian Murngin Type of Kinship American Anthropologist 32 2 207 256 doi 10 1525 aa 1930 32 2 02a00010 JSTOR 661305 Warner William Lloyd April June 1931 Morphology and Functions of the Australian Murngin Type of Kinship Part II American Anthropologist 33 2 172 198 doi 10 1525 aa 1931 33 2 02a00030 JSTOR 660835 Further reading Edit Wagilak Wawilak Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 16 December 2014 A Selected bibliography of the Wagilak Wawilak language and people held in the AIATSIS Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ritharrngu amp oldid 1032535319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
