Anewan language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anaiwan |
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| Anewan New England language |
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| Region | Armidale New South Wales, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Anēwan, Himberrong |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Nganyaywana (South Anaiwan)
Inuwon–Himberrong
? Enneewin (North Anaiwan)
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| AIATSIS | D24 Southern Anaiwan, D64 |
Anaiwan (green) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan)
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Anaiwan (Anēwan) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language 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
In Spanish: Idioma anewan para niños
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