Anaiwan (Anēwan) is an extinct
Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of
New South Wales. Since 2017, there has been a revival program underway to bring the language back.
Classification
Once included in the
Kuric languages, Bowern (2011) classifies Nganyaywana as a separate
Anēwan (Anaiwan) branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages.
Dialects
Besides Nganyaywana, Anewan may include Enneewin, with which shares about 65% of its vocabulary. Crowley (1976) counts these as distinct languages, whereas Wafer and Lissarrague (2008) consider them to be dialects.
See also
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Dyangadi languages
Dyangadi is a possible small family of extinct or nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal languages of New South Wales
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References
External links
Bibliography of Nganyaywana language and people resources at the
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Extinct languages of New South Wales
Central New South Wales languages
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