Doolboong (also Tulpung or Duulngari[2]) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the Doolboong on the coast of the Cambridge Gulf in the Northern Territory.
| Doolboong | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Doolboong |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | K50 |
There are no longer any speakers of Doolboong, and no written records of it exist. However, speakers of the nearby Gajirrabeng and Miriwoong languages say it was similar to Gajirrabeng.[3] This would place it in the Jarrakan family; however, it may instead belong to the neighbouring Worrorran family.[2]
References
edit- ^ K50 Doolboong at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b McGregor, William (1988). Handbook of Kimberley Languages. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- ^ McGregor, William (2004). The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia. London, New York: Taylor & Francis. p. 40.