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Friday 24 July 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: Aboriginal Tribes of Australia (NT)

Aboriginal Tribes of the NT
1. Andiljaygwa
2. Moil
3. Wailbri
4. Balumumu
5. Malak-Malak
6. Gajalivia
7. Maiali
8. Alawa
9. Nalakan
10. Alyuwara
11. Wolmamba
12. Anyula
13. Luridja
14. Djauan
15. Djinba
16. Iwaidja
17. Gunavidji
18. Warramunga
19. Lunga
20. Nginning
21. Malngin
22. Mariung
23. Naringman
24. Nungali
25. Gajarung
26. Binbinga
27. Wandarang
28. Mangarai
29. Yangman
30. Ngalkbun
31. Ngandi
32. Nungubuju
33. Ridarrungu
34. Rembarrnga
35. Gungora-goni
36. Walang
37. Maung
38. Gunwinngu
39. Nangomeri
40. Gobaboingo
41. Maranunggu
42. Tjingal
43. Pitjanjatjara
44. Pindubi
45. Aranda
46. Anmatjira
47. Kaitij
48. Wanjira
49. Guri-unji
50. Mudbura
51. Wadaman
52. Wogai-a
53. Wombei-a
54. Wanji
55. Garawa
56. Wodidi
57. Mara
58. Dagaman
59. Dai
60. Burera
61. Nakara
62. Amurag
63. Warrgu
64. Tunara
65. Warrai
66. Wagaman
67. Brinkin
68. Wagait
69. Larakia
70. Tiwi


Popularity of Use
A          %           E           %            I           %          O           %           U          %
60        85%       3           4%          39        55%     8          11%        23        32%

B          %           C           %            D           %          F           %           G          %
11        15%       0           0%          16         22%      0          0%          36 51%

H          %           J           %            K           %          L           %           M          %
0           0%         16         22%       7           10%      18         25%      23 32%

N          %           P           %            Q           %          R           %           S          %
44        62%       2           2%          0            0%        30         42%      0          0%

T          %           V           %            W           %          X           %           Y          %
7           10%      2           2%          22          31%      0          0%          4          5%

Z          %
0            0%

Popularity of Use
85% A:
62% N, A:
55% I, N, A:
51% G, I, N, A: Nginning,
42% R, G, I, N, A:
32% M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Amurag, Mara, Maranunggu, Maung,
         Mangari, Naringman, Mariung,
31% W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Wagaman, Warrai, Warrgu, Garawa,
         Gunwinngu, Warramunga,
25% L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: (Wulgaru), Nungali, Malngin, Lunga,
         Walang, Alawa, Maiali,
22% D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Dai, Dagaman, Wanji, Wadaman,
         Guri-unji, Wanjira, Aranda, Ridarrungu, Ngandi,
         Wandarang, Gajarung, Iwaidja, Djauan, Luridja, Gajalivia,
15% B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Burera, Mudbura,
        Gobaboingo, Rembarrnga, Nungubuju, Binbinga, Djinba,
        Balumumu, Wailbri,
11% O, B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Wodidi, Wogai-a,
         Gungora-goni, Wolmamba, Moil,
10% T, K, O, B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Tiwi, Larakia,
         Wagait, Brinkin, Tunara, Nakara, Kaitij, Anmatjira, Tjingal,
         Ngalkbun, Nalakan, Malak-Malak,
5% Y, T, K, O, B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Yangman, Anyula,
       Alyuwara, Andiljaygwa,
4% E, Y, T, K, O, B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: Wombei-a,
       Nangomeri,
2% P, V, E, Y, T, K, O, B, D, J, L, W, M, U, R, G, I, N, A: (Podj-Podj),
       Pindubi, Pitjanjatjara, Gunavidji,
0% Z, H, C, Q, F, X, S


Conclusion: At 51% Nginning are the earliest named tribe in the Northern Territory group. This is the Dominant Language group that migrates to Australia. It jumps a gap at 42% suggesting any tribe that should be there is wiped out or migrated elsewhere. Its possible this is indicative of the migration of the tribe.

At 25% the NG phonetic group encounter and merge with the AL phonetic group.

At 22% the DJ phonetic group is encountered. That puts this event around 20 thousand years ago (the Podj-Podj being related to indonesian hobbits- though no possible use of podj-podj as identifier of that Hobbit group until 2%). Its a time of growth with three different peoples here (AL, NG, and Dj) along with these seven unrelated tribes: Dai, Dagaman, Wanji, Wadaman, Guri-unji, Wanjira, Aranda.

At 15% Wailbri are the first use of IL phonetic marker (along with AL, DJ, and NG). There are also: Burera, Mudbura.

At 5% the Anyula (carrying the UL phonetic) become a tribe. The UL phonetic is in use as far back as 25%.

2% little people remembered as the Podj-Podj.

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