Jurruru is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

Australian Aboriginal language The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

formerly spoken in the

Pilbara region The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a ...

of Western Australia. Its name has also been spelt ''Chooraroo'', ''Choororoo'', ''Churoro'', ''Djuroro'', ''Djururo'', ''Djurruru'', ''Dyururu'', ''Jururu'', ''Thuraru'', ''Tjororo'', ''Tjuroro'', ''Tjururo'', and ''Tjururu''.

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* Ngayarda languages Extinct languages of Western Australia Pilbara {{ia-lang-stub