Ngomburr language

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Ngurmbur
Ngomburr
Region Northern Territory
Ethnicity Ngormbur
Extinct (date missing)
unattested
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nrx
Glottolog ngur1260
AIATSIS [1] N40.1
ELP Ngomburr

Ngomburr, also spelt Ngumbur, is a supposed extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It has sometimes been assumed to be a dialect of Umbugarla, [1] but it is not attested; the only evidence to go on is that neighbouring peoples reported that it was similar to Umbugarla. [2] It was spoken to the west of the South Alligator River, between the Ga'baarlgu and the South Alligator River, in Kakadu, Northern Territory. [1]

There were two speakers recorded in 1975, but none since then, on the AUSTLANG database. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 N40.1 Ngurmbur at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices