Wangkangurru or Wangganguru /ˈwʌŋɡəŋˈʊər/[3] is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people.

Wangkangurru
Wangganguru
Native toAustralia
RegionSouth Australia
EthnicityWangkangurru
Native speakers
3, all female (2016 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wgg
Glottologwang1290
AIATSIS[2]L27
ELPWangganguru

Wangganguru had the full range of consonants of the prototypical Australian language. Several of the nasals and laterals were allophonically prestopped.[4]

Peripheral Laminal Apical
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
Stop p k c t ʈ
Nasal m ~ bm ŋ ɲ ~ d̪n̪ n ~ dn ɳ
Lateral ʎ ~ d̪l̪ l ~ dl ɭ
Vibrant r  ɾ
Approximant w j ɻ

References

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  1. ^ Wangkangurru at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ L27 Wangkangurru at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
  4. ^ Jeff Mielke, 2008. The emergence of distinctive features, p 135