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.
| Jawoyn | |
|---|---|
| Djauan | |
| Region | Arnhem Land, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Jawoyn people |
Native speakers | 15 (2021 census)[1] |
Arnhem
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | djn |
| Glottolog | djau1244 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N57 |
| ELP | Jawoyn |
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| 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 | ||||
/ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
References
edit- ^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ N57 Jawoyn at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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
edit- ELAR archive of Jawoyn
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