Muthi Muthi
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| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Language branch: | Kulin |
| Language group: | Western |
| Area | |
| Location: | Northern Riverina and Far West regions of New South Wales |
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The Muthi Muthi people are an indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands are located in the Northern Riverina and Far West 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.[1]
Language
[edit | edit source]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.[2] The subgroup includes the related Watiwati Letjiletji languages.[3] What is distinctive about it compared to the languages spoken by most contiguous peoples is that it lacks monosyllabic nouns.[3]
Country
[edit | edit source]The Muthi Muthi lands stretched over an estimated 2,200 sq. m. (5,700 square kilometres (2,200 mi2).), 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].[4] Modern towns encompassed by their territory are Booligal, Oxley, Maude, Homebush, Clare, Kyalite, Tooleybuc, Koraleigh and Euston.[citation needed]
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.[5]
Alternative names
[edit | edit source]- Bakiin
- Madi-madi
- Mataua
- Matimati
- Matthee-matthee
- Moorta Moorta
- Muti muti
- Mutte Mutte
- Mutti Mutti
Source: Mathews 1898, p. 68; Tindale 1974, p. 197
Native title
[edit | edit source]In 1997 a claim for native title was made for an area in the south of New South Wales.[6]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Kutcha Edwards, a musician
- Mungo Man and Mungo Lady
- Ballandella and Tourandury
- Whitepeeper
Some words
[edit | edit source]- lénghi (camp)
- wanápi (fire)
- wuthúngi (man)
Source: Hercus 1989, p. 46
Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Mungo.
- ^ Blake 2011, p. 1.
- ^ a b Hercus 1989, p. 46.
- ^ Tindale 1974, p. 197.
- ^ , Martin, S. 2010. Archaeological Research, Characterisation and Predictive Modelling Project. DECCW
- ^ Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1998.
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