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Barngarla
RegionSouth Australia
EthnicityBarngarla
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bjb
AIATSIS[1]L6
ELPBarngarla

Barngarla (Parnkalla, Banggarla) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken in Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. In 2012 Ghil'ad Zuckermann (University of Adelaide) and the Barngarla community launched a reclamation of the language, based on 170-year-old documents.[2]

References

  1. ^ L6 Barngarla at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Australia’s unspeakable indigenous tragedy / Lainie Anderson, 6 May 2012