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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:See also Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English The Dangu (Dhaŋu, Dhangu) are an Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, one of many Yolŋu peoples. They are, according to Norman Tindale, to be carefully distinguished from the Djaŋu.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn

Two prominent clans of the Dangu are the Rirratjingu and Galpu clans.

Country

The extent of Dangu territory could not be established by Tindale, who located them in the general area of Yirrkala Mission, Cape Arnhem, Melville Bay, and Port Bradshaw.Шаблон:Sfn

Social organisation

Like all Yolŋu societies, the Dangu, identified as a grouping of clans (mala) sharing similar dialects, were organised according to the Dhuwa and Yirritja (Jiritja) moieties. Their ethnonymic identity as a unified group was based on their common word for the demonstrative pronoun "this." They are divided into six clans according to which moiety they belong to, of four Dua, and six Yirritja.Шаблон:Sfn

The Dua moiety:

  • 1. Galpu (Gälpu, Galbu, Kalpu).
  • 2. Golumala.
  • 3. Ngajimil. (Ngayimil, Ngeimil, Makkanaimulmi).
  • 4. Riratjingu. (Rirratjingu, Rirraljinga, Riraidjango, Wurrulul, Woralul, Urorlurl).Шаблон:Sfn

The Yirritja moiety:

  • 5. Lamami. (Lamumiri).
  • 6. Wanguri. (Wangurri, Wonguri, Wan:guri).Шаблон:Sfn

Mythology

In the Gälpu clan legends, Wititj, the huge ancestral rainbow serpent was said create thunder and lightning as it moved across the land, but is also associated with the calm freshwater systems where the spirits reside, among water lilies and palm trees.[1]

Alternative names

Notable people

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Further reading

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