Ritharrngu language

Ritharnggu
Ritarungo, Ritharrŋu, etc.
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory
EthnicityRitharrngu
Native speakers
9 (2021 census, listed as "Wagilak")
Pama–Nyungan
Dialects
  • Ritharngu
  • Wagilak
Yolŋu Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3rit
Glottologrita1239
AIATSISN104
ELPRitharrngu

The Ritharnggu language (Ritharrŋu, Ritharngu, Ritarungo) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yolŋu language group, spoken in Australia's Northern Territory.

Dialects align with the two kinship moieties of the Ritharrngu people, one of several Yolngu peoples: (a) Ritharnggu (Yirritja moiety), and (b) Wagilak language (Dua moiety). The Manggurra (the other Dua clan) now speak Ritharnggu, but apparently shifted from Nunggubuyu.