Wadjiginy


The Wadjiginy, also referred to historically as the Wogait, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory.

Name

The standard early ethnographic literature referred to the Wadjiginy with numerous variations of the word "Wogait", a term taken to mean "sea folk" by early investigators but which actually covers several tribes such as the Emmiyangal which later research has shown to be imprecise. Their ethnonym is derived from wakatj, a Patjtjamalh term for beach.

Language

The Wadjiginy speak Patjtjamalh.

Country

The Wadjiginy territory was around Anson Bay, from the debouchment of the Daly River northwards as far as Point Blaze, and was estimated by Norman Tindale to range over roughly. Their inland extension is estimated at around 20 miles from the coast.

Alternative names