Wulguru, (also known as Manbara, Manbarra, Korambelbara, Mun ba rah, Nyawaygi or Wulgurukaba) is an

Australian Aboriginal language The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

, now

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, that was spoken by the Wulgurukaba (or Manbarra) people around the area around present day

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, on the east coast of

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. The range of Wulguru dialects known to have been around the area include two varieties mentioned from Palm Island, two from the Cleveland Bay area, and various dialects from

Classification

Wulguru seems to be a Pama–Nyungan language that was typical for the sort found on the eastern Australian coast. Wulguru ceased to be spoken before it was properly documented, and as a result much of what linguists know of the language is fragmentary. Possible dialect names include ''Mulgu, Buluguyban, Wulgurukaba, Coonambella, Nhawalgaba''.

Phonology

Wulguru has three vowels; /i/, /u/, and /a/. Length distinctions exist for all vowels.

Notes

References

* Dyirbalic languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub