Warrungu (or Warrangu, Warrango) is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the dozen languages of the Maric branch of the Pama-Nyungan family. The Pama-Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Indigenous Australian languages. It was formerly spoken in the area around Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Its last native speaker was Alf Palmer, who died in 1981. Alf Palmer (ca 1891 &ndash 1981 or Jinbilnggay in his native language was the last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrungu
Before his death, linguists Tasaku Tsunoda and Dr. Peter Sutton worked together with Palmer to preserve the language; thanks to their efforts, the language is beginning to be revived. Professor Peter Sutton (1946 -) is a distinguished Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has over a period of almost 40 years (since 1969 significantly
One of the notable feature of the language is its syntactic ergativity. In Linguistics, syntax (from Ancient Greek grc συν- syn-, "together" and grc τάξις táxis, "arrangement" is the An ergative-absolutive Language (or simply ergative language is a language that treats the argument (" subject " of an Intransitive
External links
- Stories from Alf Palmer
- Language revitalization: revival of Warrungu (Australia) and maintenance of Maori (New Zealand)
- Warrungu (in Japanese)
- Warrungu Stories and Concordance (recorded sentences together with a transcription, an interlinear translation, and a smooth translation)
- A map of Australia showing where various languages, including Warrungu, are spoken
- World: Dying Words -- Linguists Express Concern Over Fate Of Endangered Languages (Part 1)
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