Narungga | |
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Narangga | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | South Australia |
Ethnicity | Narungga people |
Extinct | c. 1936[1] |
Revival | 1980s[1] 25 speakers (2016 census)[2] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nnr |
nnr | |
Glottolog | naru1238 |
AIATSIS[2] | L1 |
ELP | Narungga |
Narungga (alsoNarangga) is anAustralian Aboriginal language spoken by theNarungga people inYorke Peninsula,South Australia. As a result of thecolonisation of Australia, the Narungga languagefell into disuse within several generations. Nevertheless, Narungga continued to bedocumented into the 20th century, and the 1980s saw a community reclamation. As a result ofrevival efforts, the language along with Narungga culture is now being taught around theYorke Peninsula, fromMoonta andMaitland Area Schools toPoint Pearce.
Narungga is one of the languages in theYura group, which includesNukunu,Kaurna, andNgadjuri, among others, and belongs to thePama–Nyungan family.
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
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Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
Plosive | b | ɡ | d̪ | ɟ | d | ɖ | |
Nasal | plain | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
pre-stopped | d̪n̪ | ɟɲ | dn | ɖɳ | |||
Tap/Trill | r | ɽ | |||||
Lateral | plain | l̪ | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||
pre-stopped | d̪l̪ | ɟʎ | dl | ɖɭ | |||
Approximant | w | j | ɻ |
Front | Back | |
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Close | iiː | uuː |
Open | aaː |
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