Dieri
Encyclopedia
The Dieri is an Indigenous Australian group and language from the South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

n desert—specifically Cooper and Leigh Creek, Lake Howitt, and Lake Hope, Lake Gregory and Clayton River and low country north of Mount Freeling.

Alternate names

Diari
Diyeri
Dieyerie
Deerie
Dayerrie
Dthee-eri
Kunari (Cooper Creek)
Koonarie
Wongkadieri (by Arabana)
Tiari (by south. Arrernte
Arrernte people
The Arrernte people , known in English as the Aranda or Arunta, are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Mparntwe or Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The Arrernte tribe has lived there for more than 20,000 years...

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Urrominna
Kujani
Tirari
Diyari

Language

The Diyari had a highly developed sign language
Australian Aboriginal sign languages
Many Australian Aboriginal cultures have or traditionally had a manually coded language, a sign-language counterpart of their spoken language. This appears to be connected with various speech taboos between certain kin or at particular times, such as during a mourning period for women or during...

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