Murrinh-Patha people

The Murrinh-Patha, or Murinbata, are an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory

Murrinh-Patha, is spoken by about 2500 people, and serves as a lingua franca for several other ethnic groups, such as the Mati Ke or Maridjabin, whose languages are extinct or threatened. It is not clearly related to other languages.

The Murrinh-Patha's traditional lands extrended some 800 sq.miles inland from Wadeye, formerly kinown as Port Keats reaching eastwards the Macadam Range. Its southernj limits lay at Keyling Inlet and the the mouth of the Kemoi/Fitzmaurice River (native name Kemol). They expanded southwards in historical times to take over the territory of the Muringura, who were then absorbed into the tribe.

The Murrinh-Patha consisted of 8 hordes.

...
Wikipedia