| Barunggam | |
|---|---|
| Muringam | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Baruŋgam |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | D40 Barunggam,D56 Muringam |
Barunggam (Murrumningama) is an extinct Pama-Nyungan Aboriginal language spoken by theBarunggam people ofQueensland inAustralia.[2]The Barunggam language shared many words with the neighboring languages, includingJarowair[3] to theeast,Wakka Wakka to thenorth andMandandanji to thewest.[4] Kite and Wurm describe Barunggam as a dialect ofWakka Wakka.[1]
Tindale gives the traditional lands for the Barunggam who spoke the language as:
"Headwaters ofCondamine River east of Jackson to aboutDalby; north about Charley Creek toDividing Ranges and west toWongorgera andWoleebee; south to Tara; at 165Chinchilla andJandowae. Their country is on the red soils south and west of the Dividing Range".[5]
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