Nauo language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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Nauo, or Nawu, is an extinct, poorly-attested Pama-Nyungan language that was spoken by the Nauo people on the southern part of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
| Nauo | |
|---|---|
| Nawu, Nhawu | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
| Ethnicity | Nauo people |
| Extinct | 19th century |
| Revival | 21st century |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nwo |
| Glottolog | nauo1235 |
| AIATSIS[1] | L2 |
Languages of South Australia.[2] | |
Mobile Language Team at the University of Adelaide are reconstructing the language.
Name
Other variant spellings have been recorded as Nhawu, Nawo, Njao, Gnowoo, Growoo, and variant names include Battara, Hilleri, Kadu, Kartwongulta, and Wiljaru.
Classification
Status
The language was deemed to be extinct by Norman Tindale, based on linguistic investigations done to determine Nauo's status in the 1930s.[3] No speakers have been recorded since 1975.[1]
Reconstruction and revival
Mobile Language Team (MLT) from the University of Adelaide has started work on the reconstruction of the language, based on the 10 words recorded by German missionary C. W. Schürmann, increasing the wordlist to 300 words. MLT is preparing a website for online learning site of the language.[4]
