Wanggamala language
Wanggamala, also spelt Wanggamanha, Wangkamahdla, Wangkamadla, Wangkamanha, Wangkamana, Wonkamala, Wongkamala, Wonkamudla, and other variants, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family, previously spoken in the Northern Territory around Hay River and to the south of the Andegerebinha-speaking area.
As of 2003, there was one speaker remaining.
According to Gavan Breen, Lanima and Yurlayurlanya are groups whose dialect is Wangkamanha G1, or possibly two names for the same group. Other linguists have offered different interpretations of the dialects.
Wangka-Yutjurru is a separate language, according to Gavan Breen, which has two dialects, Wangka-Yutjurru and Wangkamanha. Other linguists suggest further dialects.
Alternative names
- Tharlimanha
- Wanggamala
- Wanggamanha
- Wangkamadla
- Wangkamahdla
- Wangkamala
- Wangkamana
- Wangkamanha
- Wonggaman
- Wonggawan
- Wongkamala
- Wonkamala
- Wonkamudla