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On 24 September 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Mineng to Menang. The result of the discussion was moved.

Move to "Menang"?

Latest comment: 18 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The vast majority of modern sources refer to this group as the Menang people. See recent news/discussions from Albany like: ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]. Thestorkjob (talk) 02:48, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Requested move 24 September 2026

Latest comment: 7 hours ago3 comments3 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 15:12, 1 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Mineng → Menang – As far as I have seen, the vast majority of modern sources refer to this group as the Menang people. People who read about anything to do with the Menang people are most likely going to look up "Menang" rather than "Mineng" nowadays. For instance, this spelling is used by news articles,^[1]^[2] the local government area of Albany,^[3] the state government of Western Australia,^[4] Menang-led and Noongar-led organisations,^[5]^[6]^[7] museum exhibitions,^[8]^[9] and research articles.^[10]^[11]

References

Thestorkjob (talk) 14:54, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support per nom. Ngrams further corroborate that the "Menang" spelling has been the WP:COMMONNAME for decades. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 19:17, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

[1] ttps://www.albany.wa.gov.au/news/menang-stories-and-faces-honoured-in-portrait-exhibition/1475

[2] ttps://www.sacorp.com.au/great-southern-noongar-story-project

[3] ttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/menang-artefacts-returned-to-country-albany-wa/106889850

[4] ttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/menang-artefacts-returned-to-country-albany-wa/106889850

[5] ttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/kinjarling-exhibition-state-library-of-wa-menang-noongar-perspective-celebrated-at-opening-evening-c-22312022

[6] ttps://www.albany.wa.gov.au/news/menang-stories-and-faces-honoured-in-portrait-exhibition/1475

[7] ttps://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Menang-led-exhibition-emphasises-power-of-knowledge-sharing-past-and-present-20260625

[8] ttps://mmkkgsac.org/

[9] ttps://www.sacorp.com.au/great-southern-noongar-story-project

[10] ttps://kurrahmia.com.au/

[11] ttps://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/kalyagul-connections-menang-country

[12] ttps://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/encounters/films/albany

[13] ttps://doi.org/10.1080/19369816.2025.2607318

[14] ttps://www.jstor.org/stable/27390838

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