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Martuthunira

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of the Martuthunira or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia The reported location and extent of Martuthunira territory also differs from one description to another.

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name

Meaning 2

Their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

An indigenous people of Western Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • 1994, Alan Dench, Martuthunira: A language of the Pilbara region of Western Australia The Martuthunira visited the islands of the Dampier Archipelago, which they presumably shared with the Yapurarra/Pijurru, and the Mary Anne Group.

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History

Etymology

From Martuthunira.