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
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. 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
The Anēwan, also written Anaiwan and Anaywan, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional territory spans the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales. The Anēwan people are a subgroup of the Djangadi tribe.
Language
The Anēwan lang ...
(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
References
External links
Bibliography of Nganyaywana language and people resources at the
Extinct languages of New South Wales
Central New South Wales languages
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