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Gadjalivia
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The Gadjalivia were an indigenous Australian people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. They are now regarded as extinct.
Language
Arthur Capell classified the Gadjalivia language (Gudjälavia) as a dialect of Burarra.[1]
Country
Norman Tindale estimated that their lands encompassed some 200 square miles (520 km2),[2] inland to the west of the Blyth River.[3]
History
Following a drastic reduction in their numbers, remnants of the tribe, surviving around the Cadell River, are said to have been assimilated into the Nagara.[2]
Alternative names
- Gajalivia
- Gudjalibi
- Gudalavia
- Gudjaliba
- Gadjalibi
- Gadjalibir[2]
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Sources
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