Garrwa language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Garrwa |
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Region | Northern Territory, Australia | |||
Ethnicity | Garrwa | |||
Native speakers | 150 (2021 census) | |||
Language family |
Garrwan
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AIATSIS | N155 | |||
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Garrwa, also spelt Garawa, Gaarwa, or Karawa and also known as Leearrawa, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Garrwa people of a northern region of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Phonology
Vowels
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High | i | u |
Low | a |
Consonants
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
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Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolo- palatal |
Alveolar | Retroflex | |
Stop | p | k | k̟ | c | t | ʈ |
Nasal | m | ŋ | ŋ̟ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | |||
Rhotic | r | ɻ | ||||
Semivowel | w | j |
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