Jurruru language

Jurruru
Spoken in Pilbara, Western Australia
Extinct 2 speakers left in 1967.
No speakers by 1986.[1]
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tju

Jurruru is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Its name has also been spelt Chooraroo, Choororoo, Churoro, Djuroro, Djururo, Djurruru, Dyururu, Jururu, Thuraru, Tjororo, Tjuroro, Tjururo, and Tjururu.

Classification

Southwest Pama–Nyungan
Ngayarta

Palyku



Panyjima



Ngarla



Nyamal



Jurruru



Yinhawangka



Ngarluma



Kariyarra



Martuthunira



Nhuwala



Yinjibarndi



Kurrama




Kanyara languages



Mantharta languages



Kartu languages



Nyunga languages



Mirniny languages



Wati languages



Marrngu languages



Ngumpin languages



Nannga languages



Yura languages



Footnotes

  1. ^ Thieberger (1993).

References