Editing Warrongo language (section)

{{short description|Extinct Australian Aboriginal language}}
{{Redirect-distinguish2|Warungu language|the [[Wurango language]]}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox language
| name             = Warrongo
| altname          = Northern Maric
| states           = [[Australia]]
| region           = [[Queensland]], west of Ingham and Abergowrie almost to Einasleigh
| ethnicity        = [[Warrongo people|Warrongo]], [[Gugu-Badhun]], [[Gudjal]]
| extinct          = 1981, with the death of [[Alf Palmer]]
| speakers2        = 
| familycolor      = Australian
| fam1             = [[Pama–Nyungan languages|Pama–Nyungan]]
| fam2             = [[Maric languages|Maric]]
| dia1             = Warungu
| dia2             = Gugu-Badhun
| dia3             = Gudjal (Gudjala)
| lc1              = wrg
| ld1              = Warungu
| lc2              = gdc
| ld2              = Gugu-Badhun
| aiatsis          = Y133
| aiatsisname      = Warungu
| aiatsis2         = Y128
| aiatsisname2     = Gugu Badhun
| glotto           = nort2757
| glottorefname    = Northern Maric
| revived          = 2002
}}

'''Warrongo''' (or '''War(r)ungu''') is an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]], one of the dozen languages of the [[Maric languages|Maric]] branch of the [[Pama–Nyungan languages|Pama–Nyungan family]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/wrg |title=Warungu|website=Ethnologue|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> It was formerly spoken by the [[Warrongo people]] in the area around [[Townsville]], Queensland, Australia. Its last native speaker was [[Alf Palmer]], who died in 1981.{{sfn|Tsunoda|2011|loc=preface}}

Before his death, linguists [[Tasaku Tsunoda]] and [[Peter Sutton (anthropologist)|Peter Sutton]] worked together with Palmer to preserve the language (Warrungu proper); thanks to their efforts, the language is beginning to be revived. Classes have been held by Tsunoda since 2002.{{sfn|Tsunoda|2011|p={{pn|date=January 2021}}}}

One of the notable feature of the language is its [[Syntax|syntactic]] [[Ergative-absolutive language|ergativity]].{{sfn|Tsunoda|2011|p=1}}

As noted by Ethnologue, the language is currently dormant meaning that there are no native/proficient speakers left.<ref name=":1" />

Alternative names for the language include ''Warrangu'', ''Warrango'', ''War(r)uŋu'', ''War-oong-oo'',{{sfn|Tsunoda|2011|p=2}} ''Gudjala'' and ''Gudjal''.<ref name=":1" /><!-- the last two are mentioned in Tsunoda's 2011 grammar-->

The ''[[Warungu language|Warungu]]'' language region includes areas from the [[Upper Herbert River]] to [[Mount Garnet, Queensland|Mount Garnet]].{{sfn|State Library of Queensland}}