Barngarla

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
bjb
Alternate Names
Bahanga-La, Bangala, Banggala, Banggarla, Bungeha, Bungela, Kortabina, Pakarla, Pangkala, Pankalla, Parnkala, Parnkalla, Punkalla
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The language died out in the 1960s.

Location

South Australia state: Port Lincoln to Spencer gulf head.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Yura
Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann, chair of Linguistics and Endangered Languages at the University of Adelaide, is working with the Barngarla people to reclaim their language (2014).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Barngarla