The Wailpi are an indigenous people of South Australia They are also known as the Adnyamathanha, which also refers to a larger group, though they speak a dialect of the Adnyamathanha language. Country The Wailpi had, according to Norman Tindale's figures, about of territory around Umberatana and Mount Serie, south as far as Parachilna Gorge only in the Flinders Ranges. Their eastern extension ran above Wooltana. An early report by a police trooper in the area, Henry Quincy Smith, placed these 'hill people' at Mount Freeiing, Umberatana, Angipena, Ameandana. Lollabollana, Illawortina, the Daly and Stanley Mine (Poondinna). Social organization and customs The Wailpi practiced both circumcision and subincision. Mythology According to Henry Quincy Smith:- They believe that two old women called Yammutu live towards the east a long way (paldrupa), and that when rain comes they lie down on their backs with their legs open, and the water runs into their person and causes them to bear a lot of young blacks called Muree; who, as they grow up, start westward, always throwing a small waddy, called weetchu, before them, till one of them meets a blackfellow with his lubra. The Muree, being invisible, then walks in the blackfellow' s tracks to make him or her look like the blackfellow, and then throws the small waddy under the thumb-nail or great toe-nail, and so enters into the woman's body. She is soon pregnant, and in due time gives birth to an ordinary child.' Alternative names Anjamutina, Andyamatana Anjimatana (Kuyani exonym = 'hill people.') Anyamatana, Adnjamatana, Adnjamadana, Adjnjamatana, Adyamatana Archualda Atjualda. (mishearing of preceding) Benbakanjamata. (Kuyani exonym meaning "Pine Hills people") Binbarnja. (Wadikali exonym from binba = Callitris) Gadjnjamadja Kanjamata, Kanjimata. (Wongkanguru exonym)) Keidnamutha Keydnjamarda Kudnamietha. (eastern tribal exonym, kudna = feces, i.e. shit-eaters). Kutchnamootha Mardala. (Diyari exonym from Wailpi ma:dəla, meaning 'no'.) Mardula Ngatjuwalda. ("our speech," language name), Nimalda Nimbalda, Nimbaldi. (misprint). Nuralda Umbertana. (error for Umberatana, a toponym) Unyamatana, Unyamootha Wadla. ("Scrub wallabies," Diyari pejorative exonym) Wailbi. (in Barngarla, this word means 'south west') Wajalpi Wipie Notes Citations Sources Aboriginal peoples of South Australia