The Muthi Muthi people are an
indigenous Australian
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people whose traditional lands are located in the
Northern Riverina and
Far West regions of
New South Wales
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.
The Muthi Muthi are the
traditional owners
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of Nimmie Caira and the Lowbidgee and share custodial rights for
Lake Mungo
Lake Mungo is a dry lake located in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 760 km (472 miles) due west of Sydney and 90 km (56 miles) north-east of Mildura. The lake is the central feature of Mungo National Park, and is one of seve ...
, Mungo Man and Mungo Lady with the neighbouring
Paakantji and
Ngiyampaa
The Ngiyampaa people, also spelt Ngyiyambaa, Nyammba and Ngemba, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales. The generic name refers to an aggregation of three groups, the Ngiyampaa, the Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan, and the ...
groups.
Language
The Mati Mati spoke
Madhi Madhi, a
Kulinic language, and, according to Barry Blake, one of a subgroup, the Mathi languages, of which Matdhi Madhi is the best known. The subgroup includes the related
Watiwati Letjiletji languages. What is distinctive about it compared to the languages spoken by most contiguous peoples is that it lacks
monosyllabic
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nouns.
Country
The Muthi Muthi lands stretched over an estimated 2,200 sq. m. (.), taking in the
Murrumbidgee River
The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...
in the area of
Balranald
Balranald is a town within the Local government in Australia, local government area of Balranald Shire, in the Murray (New South Wales), Murray region of far south-western New South Wales, Australia.
The town of Balranald is located where the ...
, with their southwestern boundary on the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...
. Their western extension ran cloise by to Lake Benanee. Their northern reaches lay to the west of Carrawatha]. Modern towns encompassed by their territory are
Booligal,
Oxley,
Maude,
Homebush
Homebush is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield.
The name o ...
, Clare,
Kyalite,
Tooleybuc,
Koraleigh and
Euston.
Running clockwise, their neighbours were the
Parrintyi to the north, the
YitaYita northeast, the Nari-Nari to the east, the
Wati Wati on their southern flank, the
Dadi Dadi on their southwestern frontier, and the
Kureinji to their west.
Archaeological investigation has confirmed a tribal boundary in this location as this is the last known location of Muthi Muthi burial mounds.
[, Martin, S. 2010. Archaeological Research, Characterisation and Predictive Modelling Project. DECCW]
Alternative names
* ''Bakiin''
* ''Madi-madi''
* ''Mataua''
* ''Matimati''
* ''Matthee-matthee''
* ''Moorta Moorta''
* ''Muti muti''
* ''Mutte Mutte''
* ''Mutti Mutti''
Source: ;
Native title
In 1997 a claim for
native title was made for an area in the south of New South Wales.
Notable people
*
Kutcha Edwards, a musician
*
Mungo Man Mungo may refer to:
People
* Mungo (name), a list of people with the given name or surname
* Mungo people, an ethnic group in Cameroon
Places
* Mungo, Angola, a town and municipality
* Mungo National Park, Australia
* Lake Mungo, Australi ...
and
Mungo Lady
*
Ballandella and Tourandury
*
Whitepeeper
Some words
* ''lénghi'' (camp)
* ''wanápi'' (fire)
* ''wuthúngi'' (man)
Source:
Notes
Citations
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