Ngomburr language explained

Ngurmbur
Also Known As:Ngomburr
Region:Northern Territory
Ethnicity:Ngormbur
Extinct:early 1980s
Familycolor:Australian
Iso3:nrx
Aiatsis:N40.1
Glotto:ngur1260
Glottorefname:Ngurmbur
Fam1:Umbugarlic?
States:Australia

Ngomburr, also spelt Ngumbur, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. It has sometimes been assumed to be a dialect of Umbugarla, but it is poorly attested; the only evidence to go on is that neighbouring peoples reported that it was similar to Umbugarla, as well as some sentences and vocabulary.[1] [2] 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, and one in 1981, but none since then, on the AUSTLANG database.

Notes and References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  2. Web site: Breen . Gavan (collector) . 1981-09-24 . Ngurmbur vocabulary and sentences . 2024-11-12 . PARADISEC Catalog . 10.4225/72/5703E9BD993EA.