Martuthunira
Martuthunira noun: an indigenous people of Western Australia.
Noun
Martuthunira pl (plural only)
- An indigenous people of Western Australia.
- […] so the Mardudhunera, neighbors of the Ngaluma, neighbors of the Kariera, have a relationship system differing from that of the Kariera, but corresponding to that of the Aranda […]1916, A. A. Goldenweiser, Reconstruction from Survivals in West Australia, in American Anthropologist, Vol. 18, No. 4
- The Martuthunira visited the islands of the Dampier Archipelago, which they presumably shared with the Yapurarra/Pijurru, and the Mary Anne Group.1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Proper noun
Martuthunira
- Their language.
Adjective
Martuthunira (not comparable)
- Of the Martuthunira or their language.
- They are called Noanamaronga by the Mardudhunera tribe.1912, A. R. Brown, The Distribution of Native Tribes in Part of Western Australia, in Man, Vol. 12
- The reported location and extent of Martuthunira territory also differs from one description to another.1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Origin of Martuthunira
From Martuthunira.
Questions about Martuthunira
- What does Martuthunira mean?
- Martuthunira means an indigenous people of Western Australia.
- What part of speech is Martuthunira?
- Martuthunira can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
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