Warumungu language

Warumungu
Spoken in Northern Territory, Australia
Native speakers 500  (2002)[1]
Language family
Pama–Nyungan
  • Warumungu
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wrm

The Warumungu language (or the Warramunga language) is spoken by about 500 of the Warumungu people in Australia's Northern Territory.[1] Traditionally classified in the large Southwest branch of the Pama–Nyungan family, Dixon classifies it as an isolate within Pama–Nyungan.[2]

The Warumungu had a highly developed sign language.

References

  1. ^ a b Warumungu: A language of Australia Retrieved 27 April 2011
  2. ^ Ethnologue: Linguistic Lineage for Warumungu Retrieved 27 April 2011
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