The Yolŋu or Yolngu are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolŋu means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The ter
Graves of the Japanese trepangers killed in the Caledon Bay crisis
Galarrwuy Yunupingu in 1977
Yolŋu use hollow logs in traditional burial rituals. They are also an important "canvas" for their art, Aboriginal Memorial, NGA
The $1 note featuring David Malangi's art
Yolŋu Matha, meaning "the Yolŋu tongue", is a linguistic family that includes the languages of the Yolŋu clans, who are Aboriginal peoples of northeast Arnhem Land in northern Australia.
Yolŋu
…aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolŋu means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The terms Murngin, Wulamba, Yalnumata, Murrgin and Yulangor were formerly used by some anthropologists for the Yolŋu. All Yolŋu clans are affiliated…
A bilingual sign in both English and Yolŋu Matha warning about crocodiles in Yirrkala, Northern Territory