Garrwa language

(Redirected from Garawa language)

Garrwa, also spelt Garawa, Gaarwa, or Karawa and also known as Leearrawa, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Garrwa people of a northern region of the Northern Territory of Australia.

Garrwa
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
EthnicityGarrwa
Native speakers
150 (2021 census)[1]
Garrwan
  • Garrwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3wrk
Glottologgara1269
AIATSIS[2]N155
ELPGarrwa
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Phonology

Vowels

FrontBack
Highiu
Lowa

Consonants

PeripheralLaminalApical
BilabialVelarPalatalAlveolo-
palatal
AlveolarRetroflex
Stoppkctʈ
Nasalmŋŋ̟ɲnɳ
Lateralʎlɭ
Rhoticrɻ
Semivowelwj

References

  • Belfrage, H. (1992). Aspects of verb and pronoun morphology, semantics and syntax in Garrwa. BA honours sub-thesis. University of Melbourne.
  • Furby, Christine E. (1972). "The pronominal system of Garawa". Oceanic Linguistics. 11 (1). University of Hawai'i Press: 1–31. doi:10.2307/3622731. JSTOR 3622731.
  • Furby, Edward S.; Furby, Christine E. (1977). A preliminary analysis of Garawa phrases and clauses. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series B, no. 42.
  • Mushin, Ilana. 2012. A grammar of Garrwa. Berlin: de Gruyter.