Editing Kunapipi (section)

==Origins and diffusion==
The Kunapipi cult seems to have arisen among tribes in the [[Roper River|Roper]] and Rose River areas. In the [[Alawa people|Alawa]] version, she is said to have emerged from the waters.{{sfn|Swain|1991|p=240}} From there, it is thought to have gradually spread north-east into [[Arnhem Land]], where it existed as a complementary masculine form with [[Djanggawul]], a female figure.{{sfn|Berndt|1974|p=4}} According to Tony  Swain, Kunapipi traditions, especially regarding her northern origins, reflect the impact of Sulawesi/Macassar influences, via contacts with [[trepanging|trepang]] traders, and possibly the pre-Islamic rice mother cult, which survived down to modern times among the [[Torajan people|Toraja]] and [[Buginese people|Bugis]].{{sfn|Swain|1991|pp=241-244}}