Jawi language

Infobox Language
name=Jawi
region=Western Australia
speakers=None fully fluent.
familycolor=Australian
fam1=Nyulnyulan
fam2=Western
fam3=Bardic
script=Latin alphabet
iso2=aus
iso3=djw

Jawi is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Western Australia, the traditional language of the Jawi people. There are no longer any known fluent speakers, but there may be some partial speakers.cite book |author=McGregor, William |year=2004 |title=The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia |location=London, New York |publisher=Taylor & Francis |pages=40–42]

The name has also been spelt Chowie, Djaoi, Djau, Djaui, Djawi, Dyao, and Dyawi.

Classification

Jawi is a Non-Pama-Nyungan language of the Nyulnyulan family, closest related to Bardi.

References

Cited references

General references

*cite journal |author=Bird, W. |year=1910 |title=Some remarks on the grammatical construction of the Chowie language, as spoken by the Buccaneer Islanders, North-Western Australia |journal=Anthropos |volume=5 |pages=454–456
*cite journal |author=Bird, W. |year=1915 |title=A short vocabulary of the Chowie-language of the Buccaneer Islanders (Sunday Islanders) north western Australia |journal=Anthropos |volume=10 |pages=180–186
*Bird, W.; Hadley, S. (not dated). ‘Native vocabulary: Sunday Island’, unpublished manuscript.