Yolngu

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Australia/ˈjɒlŋu/

noun

A member of an indigenous Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Meanings

nounYolngu (plural Yolngu)

alternative Yolŋu · alternative Yolñu · alternative Yuulngu

  1. A member of an indigenous Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
proper noun

alternative Yolŋu · alternative Yolñu · alternative Yuulngu

  1. The Pama-Nyungan lects spoken by these people, when regarded as a single language or language group; the Murngic languages.

Origin

From a word meaning "person" in the Yolngu lects.

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APA

Yolngu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yolngu

MLA

“Yolngu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yolngu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yolngu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yolngu.

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