Noongar people
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The Noongar people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the south-west corner of Western Australia, with distinct languages, cultural practices, and deep spiritual connections to their ancestral lands.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2239102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noongar people Context triple: [Aboriginal Australians, hasPart, Noongar people]
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A.
Wonnarua people
The Wonnarua people are an Aboriginal Australian nation whose ancestral lands lie in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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B.
Gundungurra people
The Gundungurra people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands encompass parts of the Blue Mountains and surrounding regions of New South Wales.
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C.
Yolngu people
The Yolngu people are an Indigenous Australian group from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex kinship systems, and significant contributions to Aboriginal land rights and contemporary art and music.
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D.
Darumbal people
The Darumbal people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands encompass the Rockhampton region and surrounding areas of central Queensland.
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E.
Ngarrindjeri people
The Ngarrindjeri people are an Aboriginal Australian nation traditionally associated with the lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lake Alexandrina regions of South Australia, known for their rich cultural, spiritual, and environmental custodianship of these lands and waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noongar people Target entity description: The Noongar people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the south-west corner of Western Australia, with distinct languages, cultural practices, and deep spiritual connections to their ancestral lands.
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A.
Wonnarua people
The Wonnarua people are an Aboriginal Australian nation whose ancestral lands lie in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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B.
Gundungurra people
The Gundungurra people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands encompass parts of the Blue Mountains and surrounding regions of New South Wales.
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C.
Yolngu people
The Yolngu people are an Indigenous Australian group from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex kinship systems, and significant contributions to Aboriginal land rights and contemporary art and music.
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D.
Darumbal people
The Darumbal people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands encompass the Rockhampton region and surrounding areas of central Queensland.
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E.
Ngarrindjeri people
The Ngarrindjeri people are an Aboriginal Australian nation traditionally associated with the lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lake Alexandrina regions of South Australia, known for their rich cultural, spiritual, and environmental custodianship of these lands and waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Noongar Radio
ⓘ
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
Stolen Generations policies
ⓘ
dispossession of land ⓘ disruption of traditional lifestyle ⓘ mission and reserve system ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalConcept |
boodja (country, land)
ⓘ
karl (campfire, home) ⓘ moort (family, kin) ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
corroborees
ⓘ
fire-stick farming ⓘ songlines ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional art ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| culturalRevival |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
revival of traditional ceremonies ⓘ teaching Noongar language in schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | south-west corner of Western Australia ⓘ |
| heritageProtection |
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
|
| language |
Noongar people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Noongar
Noongar dialects ⓘ Nyoongar ⓘ Nyungar ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Noongar language
ⓘ
surface form:
Noongar languages
|
| mainRegion |
Great Southern region of Western Australia
ⓘ
Perth region ⓘ South West region of Western Australia ⓘ
surface form:
South West Western Australia
Wheatbelt region ⓘ
surface form:
Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
|
| mythology | Wagyl (rainbow serpent being) ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlement | South West Native Title Settlement ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlementWith | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlementYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableLanguageVariety |
Nyungar
ⓘ
surface form:
Balardong Noongar
Nyungar ⓘ
surface form:
Kaneang Noongar
Minang Noongar ⓘ Wagyl Kaip Noongar ⓘ
surface form:
Pibelmen Noongar
Wagyl Kaip Noongar ⓘ Noongar language ⓘ
surface form:
Wardandi Noongar
Noongar language ⓘ
surface form:
Whadjuk Noongar
|
| populationRegion | Western Australia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Traditional Owners of south-west Western Australia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan groups
ⓘ
moiety system ⓘ |
| spiritualConnectionTo | ancestral lands in south-west Western Australia ⓘ |
| totemicSystem | clan-based totems ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | seasonal movement and resource use ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| urbanPresence |
Albany
ⓘ
Bunbury ⓘ Perth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noongar people Description of subject: The Noongar people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the south-west corner of Western Australia, with distinct languages, cultural practices, and deep spiritual connections to their ancestral lands.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyungar
this entity surface form:
Noongar
this entity surface form:
Wardandi people of the Noongar nation
this entity surface form:
Noongar people of south‑west Western Australia (sometimes grouped in broader south‑eastern cultural discussions)