Kungarakany language

Kungarakany
Gungaragany
Koongurrukuñ
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityKungarakan people
Extinct1989, with the death of Madeline England
Revival2000[1]
Macro-Gunwinyguan?
  • Kungarakany
Dialects
  • Gungarakanj
  • ? Mukngirru
Language codes
ISO 639-3ggk
Glottologkung1259
AIATSIS[2]N14 Kungarakany, N189 Mukngirru
ELPKungarakany

  Kungarakany
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The Kungarakany language, also spelt Kungarakan, Gunerakan, Gungaragan, Gungarakanj, and Kangarraga, is an extinct Australian language spoken in the Northern Territory. Mukngirru was likely a dialect. It became extinct after the last speaker, Madeline England, died in 1989. It is currently undergoing a revival through an AIATSIS language grant and through the efforts of many dedicated people who have contributed their time, expertise and knowledge to revive this once thought extinct language.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ N14 Kungarakany at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)

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