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Warrwa language

The Warrwa language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language which was formerly spoken in the Derby Region of Western Australia near Broome, Western Australia. It may have been a dialect of Nyigina. It was also known as Warrawai or Warwa.

Phonology

Consonants

  • may also be heard as voiced .

Vowels

  • Vowel length is also contrastive.
  • can have allophones of .

Grammar

Warrwa employed a variety of word orders grammatically. Attributive adjectives and possessive adjectives preceded the nouns they modified.

Notes

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