Narungga language
Narungga (also Narangga) is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly 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 | |
|---|---|
| Region | South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Narungga people |
| Extinct | ca. 1936[1] |
| Revival | 1980s;[1] 25 speakers reported in 2016 census, down from 46 in 2011[2] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nnr |
nnr | |
| Glottolog | naru1238 |
| AIATSIS[2] | L1 |
| ELP | Narungga[3] |
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.
Notes
- Wanganeen and Eira, pp. 4-5.
- L1 Narungga at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Endangered Languages Project data for Narungga.
References
- Wanganeen, Tania; Eira, Christina (2006). "Introduction". The Fragments of Budderer's Waddy: A New Narungga Grammar. Maitland, South Australia: Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association, Inc.
- Nharangga Warra: Narungga Dictionary. Maitland, South Australia: Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association, Inc. 2006.
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