Barunggam (Murrumningama) is an extinct Aboriginal language spoken by the Barunggam people of Queensland in Australia.[2] The Barunggam language shared many words with the neighboring languages, including Jarowair to the east, Wakka Wakka to the north and Mandandanji to the west.[3] Kite and Wurm describe Barunggam as a dialect of Wakka Wakka.[1]
| Barunggam | |
|---|---|
| Muringam | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Baruŋgam |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| AIATSIS[1] | D40 Barunggam, D56 Muringam |
Tindale gives the traditional lands for the Barunggam who spoke the language as:
"Headwaters of Condamine River east of Jackson to about Dalby; north about Charley Creek to Dividing Ranges and west to Wongorgera and Woleebee; south to Tara; at 165 Chinchilla and Jandowae. Their country is on the red soils south and west of the Dividing Range".[4]
References edit
- ^ a b D40 Barunggam at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Barunggam, at AIATSIS Language and Peoples Thesaurus.
- ^ Barunggam body parts.
- ^ Norman Barnett Tindale, Barunggam (QLD) Archived 19 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, (South Australian Museum website, 2000).
- ^ This map is indicative only.
External links edit
- Bibliography of Barunggam language and people resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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