Jawoyn
Jawoyn is a Gunwinyguan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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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.
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Words in Jawoyn
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | muNgowi* | |
| name | naNiNaiyu* | |
| eye | Nandum* | |
| ear | NanTungur* | |
| tooth | Nanlabmu* | |
| tongue | NanTan* | |
| hand | berag* | |
| blood | NanguraiT* | |
| bone | Nangurgmo* | |
| skin | Nawig* | |
| knee | ganabad* | |
| liver | Nanmaian* | |
| water | w3g* | |
| fire | wurg* | |
| sun | mow3* | |
| star | manT3ra* | |
| stone | bad* | |
| mountain | nagelgaiyu* | |
| tree | la4* | |
| leaf | malawara* | |
| night | Nagba* | |
| dog | warug* | |
| fish | giyou* | |
| louse | dod* | |
| one | naTirin* | |
| two | TadgoraN* | |
| I | Narg* | |
| drink | bonowolgma* | |
| see | Nana* | |
| hear | beNTaNin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · djau1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · djn