Arabana language

Arabana
Arabana
Arabana-Wangkangurru
	An Arabana man making fire, c. 1904
Region	South Australia; west side Lake Eyre to Stuart Range, Maree, Port Augusta
Ethnicity	Arabana people, Wongkanguru
Native speakers	31 (2021 census)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Karnic Arabana; ;
Dialects	Arabana; Wangganguru; Pilta-Palta; Wangkakupa; Midlaliri; Mikiri-nganha;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ard – Arabana; wgg – Wangganguru
Glottolog	arab1266
AIATSIS	L13 Arabana (cover term), L27 Wangkangurru
ELP	Arabana-Wangkangurru
	Arabana is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Arabana or Arabuna /ˈʌrəbʌnə/ is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family, spoken by the Wongkanguru and Arabana people.

The language is in steep decline, with an estimated 250 speakers according to 2004 NILS, to just 21 speakers found in the 2006 census.

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