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The '''Popham Bay language''', also known as '''''Wurrugu''''', is an [[language death|extinct]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]]. It is known from just a few 19th-century wordlists and one [[rememberer]].
Wurrugu was one of the [[Iwaidjan languages]]. It was once spoken in the Coburg peninsula of the Northern Territory.

==Further reading==

Evans, N. (1996). First and last notes on Wurrugu. University of Melbourne Working Papers in Linguistics , 16, 91-98.


==References==
==References==
*Evans, N. (1996). First and last notes on Wurrugu. University of Melbourne Working Papers in Linguistics , 16, 91–98.
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Revision as of 09:21, 14 February 2012

Wurrugu
Popham Bay language
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
ExtinctAttested in the 19th century.
Iwaidjan
  • Wurrugu–Marrgu
    • Wurrugu
Language codes
ISO 639-3wur

The Popham Bay language, also known as Wurrugu, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It is known from just a few 19th-century wordlists and one rememberer.

References

  • Evans, N. (1996). First and last notes on Wurrugu. University of Melbourne Working Papers in Linguistics , 16, 91–98.