Martuthunira
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English
Etymology
From Martuthunira.
Noun
Martuthunira pl (plural only)
- 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.
- 1916, A. A. Goldenweiser, Reconstruction from Survivals in West Australia, in American Anthropologist, Vol. 18, No. 4
Proper noun
Martuthunira
- Their language.
Alternative forms
Adjective
Martuthunira (not comparable)
- 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.
- 1912, A. R. Brown, The Distribution of Native Tribes in Part of Western Australia, in Man, Vol. 12
Further reading
Martuthunira
Etymology
"Those who live around the Fortescue River", from Martuthuni "Fortescue River" + -ra, provenience suffix.
Noun
Martuthunira
- Martuthunira.
- 1994, Algy Paterson, Alan Dench (tr.), The First Boomerang, in Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia
- Mirntiwul ngunhu-ngara marrari-i Martuthunira.
- They were separate mobs but they all had the Martuthunira language.
- 1994, Algy Paterson, Alan Dench (tr.), The First Boomerang, in Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia