Warrongo language
| Warrongo | |
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| Northern Maric | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland, west of Ingham and Abergowrie almost to Einasleigh |
| Ethnicity | Warrongo, |
| Revival | 2002 - ongoing |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrg – Warungu |
| Glottolog | nort2757 |
| AIATSIS | Y133 Warungu, Y128 |
| ELP | |
Warrongo/ warrungu/ warrungnu (or War(r)ungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the dozen languages of the Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It is spoken by the Warrongo people in the area around Wairuna, Princess hills, Herbert River and Mount Garnet reigion, Queensland, Australia. Its last native speaker was Alf Palmer, who died in 1981. One of the notable feature of the language is its syntactic ergativity.
In 2023 Goondaloo Aboriginal Corporation facilitated a naming ceremony at The Wairuna Homestead, bringing the community together. In 2024 the first language work shop was held by Goondaloo Aboriginal Corporation facilitated by Senior Warrongo linguist Amy Parncutt and Warrongo man Christopher Morganson.