Warrongo language

"Warungu language" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Wurango language.

Warrongo
Northern Maric
Native toAustralia
RegionQueensland, west of Ingham and Abergowrie almost to Einasleigh
EthnicityWarrongo, Gugu-Badhun, Gudjal
Extinct1981, with the death of Alf Palmer
Revival2002
Dialects
  • Warungu
  • Gugu-Badhun
  • Gudjal (Gudjala)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
wrg – Warungu
gdc – Gugu-Badhun
Glottolognort2757
AIATSISY133 Warungu, Y128 Gugu Badhun
ELP

Warrongo (or War(r)ungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the dozen languages of the Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was formerly spoken by the Warrongo people in the area around Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its last native speaker was Alf Palmer, who died in 1981. One of the notable feature of the language is its syntactic ergativity.

According to Ethnologue, the language is currently dormant, meaning that there are no native/proficient speakers left.

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