Ngomburr language

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Ngurmbur
Ngomburr
Native to Australia
Region Northern Territory
Ethnicity Ngormbur
Extinct after 1981, with the death of Butcher Knight
Umbugarlic?
  • Ngurmbur
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nrx
Glottolog ngur1260
AIATSIS [1] N40.1
ELP Ngomburr

Ngomburr, also spelt Ngumbur, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It has sometimes been assumed to be a dialect of Umbugarla, [1] but it is poorly attested; the only evidence to go on is that neighbouring peoples reported that it was similar to Umbugarla, as well as some sentences and vocabulary. [2] [3] 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, and one in 1981, 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
  3. Breen, Gavan (collector) (24 September 1981). "Ngurmbur vocabulary and sentences". PARADISEC Catalog. doi:10.4225/72/5703E9BD993EA . Retrieved 12 November 2024.