Burduna language

Burduna
Burduna
Purduna, Bayungu, Payungu
Native to	Australia
Region	Ashburton and Gascyon rivers
Ethnicity	Buruna, Baiyungu
Extinct	2006
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Kanyara–Mantharta Kanyara Burduna; ; ;
Dialects	Burduna (†?); Baiyungu†;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; bxn – Burduna; bxj – Bayungu
Glottolog	burd1238 Burduna; bayu1240 Bayungu
AIATSIS	W24 Purduna, W23 Payungu
ELP	Purduna
	Payungu

Burduna is an Aboriginal language that was traditionally spoken in the region between the Ashburton and Gascyone Rivers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It belongs to the Kanyara group of languages, which also includes Binigura/Pinikura (also known as Thalanyji).

The language is now classified as critically endangered, with no recorded native speakers as of 2004. However, there are some people of Burduna heritage who can still speak and recognise a few words and phrases.