The Ngormburr, also known as Murumburr[1] and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Country

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The Ngormbur are thought to have had approximately 800 sq mi (2,100 km2) of land located between the West and South Alligator rivers, with an inland extension that ran as far as Bamboo Creek.[2]

The area is now in Kakadu National Park, and the people are part of a group to whom native title was granted in March 2022.[3]

Language

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Their language was or is the Ngormbur language.[2]

Alternative names

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  • Ngorm-bur
  • Ngumbu
  • Gnornbur
  • Ngorbur
  • Oormbur
  • Corm-bur
  • Koarnbut
  • Ambukuda
  • Ambugula
  • Numbugala
  • Nambuguja[4]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ Garde, Murray. "Murumburr". Bininj Kunwok Dictionary. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b language Ngormbur language Ngomburr at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ Gibson, Jano (24 March 2022). "Nearly half of Kakadu National Park to be handed back to Aboriginal traditional owners". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ Tindale 1974, p. 234.

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