What is "noongar"

The Noongar (; alternatively spelt Nyungar, Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, or Noonga) are an Indigenous Australian people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast. Traditionally, they inhabit the region from Jurien Bay to the southern coast of Western Australia, and east to what is now Ravensthorpe and Southern Cross, south west of the circumcision line separating those Aboriginal groups of central Australia that practised male circumcision upon initiation from those who did not. Noongar country, according to Norman Tindale, was occupied by 14 different groups: and . The Noongar traditionally spoke dialects of the Noongar language, a member of the large Pama-Nyungan language family, but generally today speak Australian Aboriginal English (a dialect of the English language) combined with Noongar words and grammar. Although Noongar today still recognise the existence of these groups, most Noongar today trace their ancestry to more than one of these groups.

The Noongar are a Hindu caste found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. They are also known as Nungar, Teli Julaha or Teli.

The Noongar people are an Indigenous Australian people originating from the south-west corner of Western Australia. "Noongar" may also refer to:

• Noongar, a Hindu caste found in the states of Haryana and the Punjab
• Noongar, a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
• The Noongar language, the dialects traditionally spoken by the Noongar people
• Noongar Radio 100.9, a community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia