Worrorra language

Worrorra
Worrorra
	Worrorran languages (purple), among other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)
Region	Western Australia
Ethnicity	Worrorra, Unggumi, Yawijibaya, Unggarranggu, Umiida
Native speakers	8 (2021 census)
Language family	Wororan (Western) Worrorra; ;
Dialects	Worrorra; Unggumi; Yawidjibara; Windjarumi; Unggarrangu; Umiida;
Signed forms	Worora Kinship Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; wro – Worrorra; xgu – Unggumi; xud – Umiida; xun – Unggarranggu; jbw – Yawijibaya
Glottolog	west2435
AIATSIS	K17 Worrorra, K14 Unggumi, K49 Umiida, K55 Unggarrangu, K53 Yawijibaya
ELP	Worrorra; Yawijibaya; Umiida; Unggarranggu; Unggumi;
	Worrorran languages

Worrorra, also written Worora and other variants, and also known as Western Worrorran, is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of northern Western Australia. It encompasses a number of dialects, which are spoken by a group of people known as the Worrorra people.

It is one of a group of Worrorran languages, the other two being Wunambal and Ngarinyin.

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