Region Western Australia Writing system Latin Glottolog djaw1238 | Extinct by 2003 ISO 639-3 djw | |
Language family Nyulnyulan
Nyulnyul
Bardi
Jawi | ||
Jawi is a nearly extinct dialect of the Bardi language of Western Australia, the traditional language of the Jawi people. There are no longer any known fluent speakers, but there may be some partial speakers.
The name has also been spelt Chowie, Djaoi, Djau, Djaui, Djawi, Dyao, and Dyawi.
Classification
Jawi is a Non-Pama–Nyungan language of the Nyulnyulan family, closest related to Bardi.
References
Jawi dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA