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|nativename=Popham Bay
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|region=[[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
|region=[[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
|ethnicity=[[Wurango]]
|extinct=Attested in the 19th century
|extinct=Attested in the 19th century
|familycolor=Australian
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The '''Wurrugu language''', also known as the '''Popham Bay language''', is an [[language death|extinct]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]]. It is known from just a few 19th-century wordlists and one [[rememberer]].
The '''Wurrugu language''', or '''Wurango''', also known as the '''Popham Bay language''', is an [[language death|extinct]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]]. It is known from just a few 19th-century wordlists and one [[rememberer]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:15, 3 February 2019

Wurrugu
Popham Bay
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
EthnicityWurango
ExtinctAttested in the 19th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3wur
Glottologwurr1238
AIATSIS[1]N37

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

References

  1. ^ N37 Wurrugu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  • Evans, N. (1996). First and last notes on Wurrugu. University of Melbourne Working Papers in Linguistics, 16, 91–98.