Kurrkoni ( Eng. Gurr-Goni ), also Kungurulkungi [1] ( Eng. Gungurulgungi ), is a tribe of Australian Aborigines in the Northern Territory , Australia .
| Kurrkoni | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
 Australia | |
| Language | Kurrkoni , English |
| Religion | australian mythology |
The name of the tribe is formed using the suffix kurr- and the word horses “this” [2] .
Content
- 1 Language
- 2 Area
- 3 Social system
- 4 notes
Language
Kurrkoni is Kunwinkuan , studied by Rebecca Green. Kurrkoni belongs to the Purarr language family [2] . Despite the fact that nakkara and teppana also belong to the Purar family, the vocabulary similarity between languages is low: 22% between kurkoni and teppana, 24% between kurkoni and teppana [2] .
Range
The tribe lives south of , southeast of the upper Tomkinson River and west of the Caddle River [1] [2] .
The neighboring tribes are the peoples of Dangkolo and Manengkererrpe in the west, and Nakara in the north, as well as kartpam in the west [2] .
Social System
The tribe of Kurrkoni is divided into three genera: popurerre, antirrtyalapa, kulumarrarra. Two genera have already disappeared - atpimming and marauding [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Tindale, Norman B. (Norman Barnett), 1900-1993. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names . - Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1974. - xii, 404 pages, 27 unnumbered leaves of plates p. - ISBN 0708107419 , 9780708107416.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rebecca Green. A Grammar of Gurr-goni (Eng.) // Australian National University. - 1995. - June.