Native to Australia Glottolog ngaw1240 (Ngawun) | Extinct 1977 | |
Region Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Language family Pama–Nyungan
Mayabic
Ngawun ISO 639-3 Either:
nxn – Ngawun
wnn – Wunumara | ||
Ngawun is an extinct Mayi language once spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Ngawun people. The last speaker of the language was Cherry O'Keefe (or Tjapun in the language) who died of pneumonia on 24 August 1977.
The etymology of the name Ngawun is unknown.
References
Ngawun language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA