Language

The area around Elliott is the traditional home of the Jingili desert people, the neighbours of the Yangman, Alawa, Ngandji, Wambaya, Warumungu, Warlmanpa and Mudburra peoples.

As the Jingili and Mudburra peoples have been living closely together, they now regard themselves as one group for ceremonial puposes. Their languages are still different but the close contact has meant that the occasional word is borrowed or swapped.