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There are no longer any speakers of Doolboong, and no written records of it exist. However, speakers of the nearby [[Gajirrabeng language|Gajirrabeng]] and [[Miriwoong language|Miriwoong]] languages say it was similar to Gajirrabeng.
There are no longer any speakers of Doolboong, and no written records of it exist. However, speakers of the nearby [[Gajirrabeng language|Gajirrabeng]] and [[Miriwoong language|Miriwoong]] languages say it was similar to Gajirrabeng.

==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |last=McGregor |first=William |year=2004 |title=The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia |location=London, New York |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=40}}
*{{cite book |last=McGregor |first=William |year=2004 |title=The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia |location=London, New York |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=40}}

Revision as of 10:33, 17 May 2011

Doolboong
RegionNorthern Territory
ExtinctExtinct.
Jarrakan
  • Doolboong
Language codes
ISO 639-3
08j – [1]

Doolboong (also Tulpung or Duulngari) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the Doolboong people on the coast of the Cambridge Gulf in the Northern Territory.

There are no longer any speakers of Doolboong, and no written records of it exist. However, speakers of the nearby Gajirrabeng and Miriwoong languages say it was similar to Gajirrabeng.

References

  • McGregor, William (2004). The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia. London, New York: Taylor & Francis. p. 40.