The Muthi Muthi people are an
indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands are located in the
Northern Riverina and
Far West Far West may refer to:
Places
* Western Canada, or the West
** British Columbia Coast
* Western United States, or Far West
** West Coast of the United States
* American frontier, or Far West, Old West, or Wild West
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regions of
New South Wales.
The Muthi Muthi are the traditional owners of Nimmie Caira and the Lowbidgee and share custodial rights for
Lake Mungo, Mungo Man and Mungo Lady with the neighbouring
Paakantji and
Ngiyampaa 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 nouns.
Country
The Muthi Muthi lands stretched over an estimated 2,200 sq. m. (.), taking in the
Murrumbidgee River in the area of
Balranald, with their southwestern boundary on the
Murray River. 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, Clare,
Kyalite,
Tooleybuc
Tooleybuc is a town in the western Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Mallee Highway, southwest of the state capital, Sydney and north west of Melbourne. Situated on the banks of the Murray River acr ...
,
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
Ati or ATI may refer to:
* Ati people, a Negrito ethnic group in the Philippines
** Ati language (Philippines), the language spoken by this people group
** Ati-Atihan festival, an annual celebration held in the Philippines
* Ati language (China), ...
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 and
Mungo Lady
*
Ballandella and Tourandury
*
Whitepeeper
Some words
* ''lénghi'' (camp)
* ''wanápi'' (fire)
* ''wuthúngi'' (man)
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Aboriginal peoples of New South Wales