Ngomburr language

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Ngurmbur
Ngomburr
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityNgormbur
Extinct(date missing)
unattested
Language codes
ISO 639-3nrx
Glottologngur1260
AIATSIS[1]N40.1
ELPNgomburr

Ngomburr, also spelt Ngumbur, is a supposed extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It has sometimes been assumed to be a dialect of Umbugarla,[1] but it is not attested; the only evidence to go on is that neighbouring peoples reported that it was similar to Umbugarla.[2] It was spoken to the west of the South Alligator River, between the Ga'baarlgu and the South Alligator River, in Kakadu, Northern Territory.[1]

There were two speakers recorded in 1975, but none since then, on the AUSTLANG database.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d N40.1 Ngurmbur at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices