Ngomburr language explained

Ngurmbur
Also Known As:Ngomburr
Region:Northern Territory
Ethnicity:Ngormbur
Extinct:late 1970s-early 1980s
Familycolor:Australian
Family:unattested (Umbugarlic?)
Iso3:nrx
Aiatsis:N40.1
Glotto:ngur1260
Glottorefname:Ngurmbur
Acceptance:unattested

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices