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Goromuru River
The Goromuru River is a river, located in the Northern Territory in Australia. The headwaters are found in the valleys of the Frederick Hills in Arnhem Land and flow in a northerly direction through uninhabited country for a distance of until discharging into Arnhem Bay and eventually the Arafura Sea. The catchment area of the river is . The estuary formed at the river mouth is tidal in nature and in near pristine condition. The estuary occupies an area of of open water. It is tide dominated in nature having a single channel and is surrounded by an area of covered with mangroves. See also *Rivers of Australia#Northern Territory, List of rivers of Northern Territory References Rivers of the Northern Territory Arnhem Land {{NorthernTerritory-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhuwal Language
Dhuwal (also Dual, Duala) is one of the Yolŋu languages spoken by Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory, Australia. Although all Yolŋu languages are mutually intelligible to some extent, Dhuwal represents a distinct dialect continuum of eight separate varieties. In 2019, Djambarrpuyŋu became the first Indigenous language to be spoken in an Australian parliament, when Yolŋu man and member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Yingiya Guyula gave a speech in his native tongue. Dialects According to linguist Robert M. W. Dixon, *Dialects of the Yirritja moiety are (a) Gupapuyngu and Gumatj; *Dialects of the Dhuwa moiety are (b) Djambarrpuyngu, Djapu, Liyagalawumirr, and Guyamirlili (Gwijamil). *In addition, it would appear that the Dhay'yi (Dayi) dialects, (a) Dhalwangu and (b) Djarrwark, are part of the same language. ''Ethnologue'' divides Dhuwal into four languages, plus Dayi and the contact variety Dhuwaya (numbers are from the 2006 census.): *Dhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |