Wangkangurru dialect
Australian Aboriginal language of South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wangkangurru or Wangganguru /ˈwʌŋɡəŋˈʊəruː/[3] is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people.
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Wangkangurru | |
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Wangganguru | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | South Australia |
Ethnicity | Wangkangurru |
Native speakers | 3, all female (2016 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wgg |
Glottolog | wang1290 |
AIATSIS[2] | L27 |
ELP | Wangganguru |
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Wangganguru had the full range of consonants of the prototypical Australian language. Several of the nasals and laterals were allophonically prestopped.[4]