Limilngan languages

Limilngan languages

Infobox Language family
name = Limilngan
region = northern Australia
family = a primary family of Australian languages.
familycolor = Australian
The Limilngan languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. There are only two languages, Limilngan and Wulna, which as of 1981 had only three and one speakers, respectively, and which may now be extinct.


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