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Walangama language

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Walangama
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityWalangama
Extinct(date missing)
Pama–Nyungan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nlw
Glottologwala1263
AIATSIS[1]G36

Walangama is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.[2] It may have been one of the Southern Paman languages, but is poorly attested.

References

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  1. ^ G36 Walangama at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)