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.
| Wangkangurru | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Wangganguru had the full range of consonants of the prototypical Australian language. Several of the nasals and laterals were allophonically prestopped.[4]
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