Warrwa language
Warrwa | |
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Native to | Australia |
Region | West Kimberley, Derby region of Western Australia |
Extinct | 2 speakers reported in 2001[1] |
Nyulnyulan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wwr |
Glottolog | warr1258 |
AIATSIS[2] | K10 |
ELP | Warrwa |
![]() Map of the traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal tribes around Derby, Western Australia. Warrwa is in green.[3] |
The Warrwa language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language which was formerly spoken in the Derby Region of Western Australia near Broome, Western Australia.[4][5] It may have been a dialect of Nyigina.[2] It was also known as Warrawai or Warwa.[6]
Grammar[]
Warrwa employed a variety of word orders grammatically. Attributive adjectives and possessive adjectives preceded the nouns they modified.[7]
References[]
- ^ Warrwa at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ Jump up to: a b K10 Warrwa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ map is indicative only.
- ^ llmao.org
- ^ Wals.info
- ^ Ethnologue.com
- ^ McGregor, William. (1994). Warrwa. München: Lincom Europa.
Categories:
- Nyulnyulan languages
- Indigenous Australian language stubs