Narungga language
Revived Australian Aboriginal language
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Narungga (also Narangga) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Narungga people in Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. As a result of the colonisation of Australia, the Narungga language fell into disuse within several generations. Nevertheless, Narungga continued to be documented into the 20th century, and the 1980s saw a community reclamation. As a result of revival efforts, the language along with Narungga culture is now being taught around the Yorke Peninsula, from Moonta and Maitland Area Schools to Point Pearce.
| Narungga | |
|---|---|
| Narangga | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Narungga people |
| Extinct | c. 1936[1] |
| Revival | 1980s[1] 25 speakers (2016 census)[2] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nnr |
nnr | |
| Glottolog | naru1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | L1 |
| ELP | Narungga |
Narungga is one of the languages in the Yura group, which includes Nukunu, Kaurna, and Ngadjuri, among others, and belongs to the Pama–Nyungan family.
Phonology
Consonants
- The voiced stops /b, ɡ, d̪, ɟ, d, ɖ/ may be heard as voiceless, when geminated as [pː, kː, t̪ː, cː, tː, ʈː].
