Djerait
The Djerait were an indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory
Language
The Djerait language was said to have been mutually intelligible with that of the Mulluk-Mulluk who spoke a Daly river language, being as distant as ancient Greek dialects were to each other. And it was also said to be interchangeable with that spoken by the Pongaponga.Country
According to Norman Tindale, the Djerait occupied some of tribal land on the north shores of Anson Bay, extending north to Point Blaze. Neighbouring tribes were the Mulluk-Mulluk, the Madngella the Pongaponga and the Wogait.People
The Jesuit missionary Donald Mackillop stated that the Djerait were a "small but intelligent tribe".Some words
yinnung delluk wennu- ''barang''
Alternative names
TjeraitCherait, CheriteSheraitJeeriteScheritsTjiras- ''Paperbark natives''