Anewan language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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Anaiwan (Anēwan) is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. Since 2017, there has been a revival program underway to bring the language back.
| Anaiwan | |
|---|---|
| Anewan New England | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Armidale, New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Anēwan, Himberrong |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Revival | 2017 |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nyx |
| Glottolog | ngan1296 |
| AIATSIS[1] | D24 Southern Anaiwan, D64 Northern Anaiwan |
| ELP | Nganyaywana |
 Anaiwan (green) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan) | |
Classification
Once included in the Kuric languages, Bowern (2011) classifies Nganyaywana as a separate Anēwan (Anaiwan) branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages.[2]
Dialects
Besides Nganyaywana, Anewan may include Enneewin, with which shares about 65% of its vocabulary. Crowley (1976) counts these as distinct languages, whereas Wafer and Lissarrague (2008) consider them to be dialects.[3]
