Australian Aboriginal language
Jawoyn |
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Djauan |
Region | Arnhem Land, Australia |
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Ethnicity | Jawoyn people |
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Native speakers | 15 (2021 census)[1] |
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Dialects | - Jawoyn
- Genhinj'mi
- Ngarla'mi
- Lhetburrirt
- Ngan-wirlang
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Language codes |
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ISO 639-3 | djn |
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Glottolog | djau1244 |
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AIATSIS[2] | N57 |
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ELP | Jawoyn |
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Jawoyn (Jawonj, Jawany, Djauan, Jawan, Jawony; Adowen, Gun-djawan), also known as Kumertuo, is an endangered Gunwinyguan language spoken by elders in Arnhem Land, Australia.
Phonology
Consonants
/ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
Vowels
References
Merlan, Francesca and Jacq, Pascale. (2005). Jawoyn-English dictionary & English finder-list. Northern Territory: Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation, Katherine.
Merlan, Francesca C. (2016). Tricksters and Traditions: Jawoyn Stories and Storytellers. (Asia-Pacific Linguistics, 31.) Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics.
External links
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