Warumungu language
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| Warumungu | |
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| Region | Northern Territory, Australia |
Native speakers | 310 (2006 census)[1] |
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Pama–Nyungan
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| Warumungu Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrm |
| AIATSIS[2] | C18 |
 Warumungu (green) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan) | |
The Warumungu (or Warramunga) language is spoken by about 500 of the Warumungu people in Australia's Northern Territory.[1] It is an isolate within the Pama–Nyungan family.[3]
The Warumungu had a highly developed sign language.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warumungu reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Warumungu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
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