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Wangkangurru
Wangganguru
Native to Australia
Region South Australia
Ethnicity Wangkangurru
Native speakers 3, all female  (2016 census)e25
Language family
Pama–Nyungan
AIATSIS L27

Wangkangurru or Wangganguru /ˈwʌŋɡəŋˈʊər/ is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was a dialect of Arabana spoken by the Wangkangurru people.

Wangganguru had the full range of consonants of the prototypical Australian language. Several of the nasals and laterals were allophonically prestopped.

Peripheral Laminal Apical
Bilabial Velar Palatal Dental Alveolar Retroflex
Stop p k c t ʈ
Nasal m ~ bm ŋ ɲ n̪ ~ d̪n̪ n ~ dn ɳ
Lateral ʎ l̪ ~ d̪l̪ l ~ dl ɭ
Vibrant r  ɾ
Approximant w j ɻ
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