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The Djerimanga, also known as the Wulna, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Country

Djerimanga country consisted of some 1,200 square miles (3,100 km2) on the coastal plain where the Adelaide River debouches into the Timor Sea, north to the tip of Cape Hotham, west to Gunn Point and the Coolalinga Region, south to Manton Dam and eastwards as far as the Mary River floodplains. Humpty Doo Station, Koolpinyah Station and Djukbinj National Park are also situated within these traditional boundaries. Historically, the Djerimanga had a southern inland extension of their land as far as the Margaret River and the Ringwood Range, but lost it to the eastern Djowei.

Alternative names

  • Djeramanga, Jermangel
  • Waak
  • Wulna, Woolna (toponym), Woolnah, Woolner, Wulnar, Wolna

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Language

Wulna (Wuna) is an extinct indigenous language, formerly of the Djerimanga and Beriguruk people.

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