The Yaroinga (Yuruwinga) are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
.
Country
Yaroinga country covered, according to
Tindale's estimation, some , straddling both the Northern Territory and
Queensland
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, at such places in the latter state as
Urandangi
Urandangi (formerly also spelled Urandangie) is an outback town in the locality of Piturie in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located on the banks of the Georgina River in Central West Queensland, north ...
and
Headingly, and as far east as
Mount Isa
Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive mines in world history, based on co ...
. Their northern limits were around
Lake Nash
Alpurrurulam, from the original Aboriginal name ''Ilperrelhelame'', also known as Lake Nash, is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin and about ea ...
. Westwards they were present at
Barkly Downs, Mount Hogarth and
Argadargada (now on the northern boundary of
Manners Creek Station
Manners Creek Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.
It is situated about south of Alpurrurulam and north east of Alice Springs. The property shares a boundary with Lucy Creek ...
).
Language
They spoke the
Ayerrerenge
The Andegerebinha language, also known as Andegerebenha, Andigibinha, Antekerrepenhe and Antekerrepinhe, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory, specifically of the Upper Arrernte language group. It was spoken around the ...
dialect (also known as Ayerrereng, Araynepenh, Yuruwinga, Bularnu and other variations), regarded as a variation of
Andegerebinha
The Andegerebinha language, also known as Andegerebenha, Andigibinha, Antekerrepenhe and Antekerrepinhe, is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory, specifically of the Upper Arrernte language group. It was spoken around the ...
, of the
Upper Arrernte language
Arrernte or Aranda (; ), or sometimes referred to as Upper Arrernte (Upper Aranda), is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory, Australia, by the Arrernte people. Other spelling variations are ...
group, and now extinct.
Social organization
The Yaroinga were divided into clans, some of whose names are recorded.
* ''Manda'' A southern
horde
Horde may refer to:
History
* Orda (organization), a historic sociopolitical and military structure in steppe nomad cultures such as the Turks and Mongols
** Golden Horde, a Turkic-Mongol state established in the 1240s
** Wings of the Golden Hor ...
in the vicinity near Urandangi
Alternative names
* ''Jaroinga''
* ''Yarroinga''
* ''Yaringa'' (a creek name)
* ''Yorrawinga''
* ''Yarrowin''
* ''Jurangka/Yurangka'' (
Iliaura
The Alyawarre, also spelt Alyawarr and also known as the Iliaura, are an Aboriginal Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. The Alyawarre are made up of roughly 1,200 associated peoples and actively engage in local tra ...
exonym
An endonym (also known as autonym ) is a common, name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language, or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate them ...
)
* ''Manda''
* ''Pulanja'' (language name)
* ''Bulanja, Bulanu''
Notes
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Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory