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 Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territorial capital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compa ...

, Australia.

Phonology

Consonants

can be heard as either a tap or a trill .

Vowels

References

Merlan, Francesca and Jacq, Pascale. (2005). ''Jawoyn-English dictionary & English finder-list''. Northern Territory: Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation, Katherine. Merlan, Francesca C. (2016). ''Tricksters and Traditions: Jawoyn Stories and Storytellers''. (Asia-Pacific Linguistics, 31.) Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics.

External links

* ELAR archive o
Jawoyn
Gunwinyguan languages Indigenous Australian languages in the Northern Territory {{ia-lang-stub