Jawoyn language

Australian Aboriginal language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jawoyn (Jawonj, Jawany, Djauan, Jawan, Jawony; Adowen, Gun-djawan), also known as Kumertuo, is a moribund Gunwinyguan language spoken only by elders in Arnhem Land, Australia.

RegionArnhem Land, Australia
EthnicityJawoyn people
Native speakers
15 (2021 census)[1]
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Jawoyn
Djauan
RegionArnhem Land, Australia
EthnicityJawoyn people
Native speakers
15 (2021 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Jawoyn
  • Genhinj'mi
  • Ngarla'mi
  • Lhetburrirt
  • Ngan-wirlang
Language codes
ISO 639-3djn
Glottologdjau1244
AIATSIS[2]N57
ELPJawoyn
Jawoyn is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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Phonology

Consonants

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Peripheral Laminal Apical Glottal
Labial Velar Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive voiceless p k c t ʈ ʔ
tense pː kː cː tː ʈː
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n ɳ
Lateral l ɭ
Rhotic ɾ ~ r
Approximant w j ɻ
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/ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a
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