Galiwin’ku

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Galiwin’ku is a remote Indigenous community on Elcho Island in Australia’s Northern Territory, known as one of the largest and most significant homelands of the Yolngu people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Galiwin’ku canonical 6
Liyagalawumirr 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous community
town
coastal yes
country Australia
distanceTo approximately 500 km east of Darwin (by air)
drySeason approximately May to October
ethnicGroup Yolngu people
federalElectorate Lingiari
governingBody East Arnhem Regional Council
hasAirport Elcho Island Airport
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalPractice Yolngu art
Yolngu ceremonial law
Yolngu dance
Yolngu songlines
hasFacility art centre
churches
health clinic
school
store
island Elcho Island
languageCommunity Yolngu Matha speakers
localGovernmentArea East Arnhem Regional Council
locatedIn Arnhem Land
East Arnhem Region
Elcho Island
Northern Territory
partOf Yolngu homelands
populationCharacteristic predominantly Aboriginal
primaryAccess air transport
sea transport
regionType remote community
religiousTradition Christianity
significance major Yolngu cultural centre
one of the largest Yolngu communities
stateTerritory Northern Territory
territoryElectorate Nhulunbuy
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time
traditionalOwners Yolngu clans
UTCOffset +09:30
wetSeason approximately November to April

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yolngu people haveNotableCommunity Galiwin’ku
Yolŋu languages hasNotableLanguage Liyagalawumirr
linked to: Galiwin’ku
Elcho Island hasMainSettlement Galiwin’ku
subject linked to: Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)
Elcho Island hasCommunity Galiwin’ku
subject linked to: Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)
Elcho Island Airport serves Galiwin’ku
subject linked to: Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)
Elcho Island hasIndigenousCommunity Galiwin’ku
subject linked to: Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku)
Yolŋu Sign Language usedInCommunity Galiwin’ku
subject linked to: Yolŋu sign language