Ngalakgan facts for kids

The Ngalakgan are an Indigenous Australian people. They live in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Ngalakgan Language

The Ngalakgan people speak the Ngalakgan language. This language is part of a larger group called the Gunwinyguan family of languages.

Ngalakgan Traditional Lands

This map shows the traditional lands of Aboriginal groups near the Roper River in the Northern Territory, Australia.

The Ngalakgan people traditionally lived on a large area of land. This land was about 7,770 square kilometers (3,000 square miles). It stretched north from the Roper River up to a place called Mainoru. Their land also went from east of the Wilton River to the upper parts of Maiwok and Flying Fox creeks.

The Ngalakgan shared borders with several other Indigenous groups:

• The Jawoyn people lived directly to their west.
• The Dalabon people were to their northwest.
• The Rembarrnga people lived just north of them.
• The Ngandi and Yukul people were to their east.
• The Alawa people lived on their southern side.

Who Studied the Ngalakgan?

Norman Tindale was an early researcher who studied the Ngalakgan people. He worked directly with them in 1922. This was during his very first trip to do fieldwork.

Other Names for Ngalakgan

The Ngalakgan people have been known by several other names. These include:

• Ngalagan
• Ngalakan
• Ngalarkan
• Nalakan
• Nalagen
• Nala-nalagen
• Nullakun
• Nullikan
• Nullikin
• Ngulkpun