Ngumbarl language explained

Ngumbarl
Extinct:documented late 1960s, with few speakers remaining; not known by 1984
Familycolor:Australian
Fam2:Eastern[1]
Iso3:xnm
Aiatsis:K4
Glotto:ngum1253
Glottorefname:Ngumbarl

Ngumbarl is an extinct Nyulnyulan language formerly spoken in Western Australia.

In the early twentieth century Daisy Bates and Billingee recorded a word list of Ngumbarl language material.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
  2. Web site: University Libraries.