| Garrwa | |
|---|---|
| Garawa, Gaarwa, Karawa Leearrawa | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Garrwa |
Native speakers | 150 (2021 census)[1] |
Garrwan
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrk |
| Glottolog | gara1269 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N155 |
| ELP | Garrwa |
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Garrwa, also speltGarawa,Gaarwa, orKarawa and also known asLeearrawa, is anAustralian Aboriginal language spoken by theGarrwa people of a northern region of theNorthern Territory of Australia.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Low | a | |
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolo- palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Stop | p | k | k̟ | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ŋ̟ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | |||
| Rhotic | r | ɻ | ||||
| Semivowel | w | j | ||||