Notes on Northern Territory Subsections

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Language and peoples: [Elkin's spellings, followed by AUSTLANG rendition - Indexer]: Aranda [Arrernte]; Northern Aranda [Northern Arrernte]; Ngalia and Jumu [Yumu]; Western Luritja; Pintubi [Pintupi]; Kaitish [Kaytetye]; Warramunga [Warumungu]; Walpari [Warlpiri]; Tjingilli [Jingula]; Bingongina [Pinkangarna]; Binbinga; Umbaia [Wambaya]; Gnanji [?]; Worgaia [Wakaya]; Iliaura [Alyawarr]; Anula [Yanyuwa]; Yanyula [Yanyuwa]; Mara [Marra]; Djauan [Jawoyn]; Wadiri [?]; Ngalgan/Nullakan [Ngalakgan]; Yangman; Nalgbun [Ngalakgan]; Warrai/Wolwonga [Warray]; Waduman [Wardaman]; Mudbura [Mudburra]; Murinbata [Murrinhpatha]; Maluuru [?]; Lunga [?]; Northern Wailbri [Northern Warlpiri]; Wailbri [Warlpiri].

Places: Northern Territory

The material consists of Elkin's research notes on subsections and skin groups for a range of language groups in Central Australia and Arnhem Land.

Bundle 1 (35 pages, numbered) Elkin's research notes on kinship for a number of language groups in Central Australia and Arnhem Land.
Bundle 2 (2 pages) two diagrams showing relationships, terms of address, subsection and totemic information for Mudburra and Wardaman people.
Bundle 3 a table with subsection terms for [Elkin's spellings, followed by AUSTLANG renditions - Indexer] Maung [Mawng], Gunwinggu [Kunwinjku], Walang [Kunbarlang], Gunaviji [Kune/Kunwinjku], Nakara [Nakarra], Gungorragonni [Gurrgoni], Rembarrna [Rembarrnga], and Guneijeme [Gundjeihmi]/Manggabor people.

Two loose pages are included, one a page 2 dealing with subsections and semi-moieties and another page 3 (seems to be unrelated to page 2) on peoiple and their location entitled: South and Central Northern Territory.