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Jawi or Djawi or Djaui, is a nearly extinct dialect of the of Western Australia, the traditional language of the . There are no longer any known speakers, but there may be some partial speakers.

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


Classification
Jawi is a Non-Pama–Nyungan language of the Nyulnyulan family, most closely related to . Bowern discusses how Jawi and Bardi may have converged within the last hundred years.Bowern, C. "A Grammar of Bardi" Berlin: Mouton, 2012, Chapter 1. Jawi people were hit hard by Sunday Island Mission Records in the early years of the 20th century. Their traditional lands are Sunday Island and the islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago to the northeast.


Cited references

General references
  • Bird, W.; Hadley, S. (not dated). "Native vocabulary: Sunday Island", unpublished manuscript.


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