| Warrungu | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia |
| Native speakers | 0 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Pama–Nyungan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrg |
Warrungu (or Warrangu, Warrango) is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the dozen languages of the Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was formerly spoken in the area around Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its last native speaker was Alf Palmer, who died in 1981.
Before his death, linguists Tasaku Tsunoda and Dr. Peter Sutton worked together with Palmer to preserve the language; thanks to their efforts, the language is beginning to be revived.
One of the notable feature of the language is its syntactic ergativity.