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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Australia > Maringarr

Maringarr

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3zmt

Population  30 (Black 1983).
Region  Northern Territory south of Moyle River, southwest of Darwin.
Language map  Northern Australia, reference number 18
Alternate names   Marenggar, Maringa
Dialects  Maranunggu (Marranunga, Maramanunggu, Merranunggu, Warrgat). May be intelligible with other Bringen languages. Lexical similarity: 40% with Mullukmulluk [mpb] and Murrinh-Patha [mwf].
Classification  Australian, Daly, Bringen-Wagaydy, Bringen
Language use  Also use Kriol [rop].
Comments  Nearly extinct.