Jurruru is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Its name has also been spelt Chooraroo, Choororoo, Churoro, Djuroro, Djururo, Djurruru, Dyururu, Jururu, Thuraru, Tjororo, Tjuroro, Tjururo, and Tjururu.
| Jurruru | |
|---|---|
| Region | Pilbara, Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Tjuroro people |
| Extinct | 2 speakers left in 1967. No speakers by 1986.[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tju |
| Glottolog | tjur1240 |
| AIATSIS[2] | W33 |
| ELP | Jurruru |
Footnotes
edit- ^ Thieberger (1993).
- ^ W33 Jurruru at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
References
edit- Thieberger, Nicholas (1993). "Jurruru". Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal Languages South of the Kimberley Region. Pacific Linguistics.
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