Nhuwala is an extinct[3] Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. Dench (1995) believed there was insufficient data to enable it to be confidently classified, but Bowern & Koch (2004) include it among the Ngayarda languages without proviso.[4]
| Nhuwala | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Western Australia |
| Region | Barrow and Monte Bello Islands and nearby coast |
| Extinct | Late 1990s[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nhf |
| Glottolog | nhuw1239 |
| AIATSIS[2] | W30 |
| ELP | Nhuwala |
Names
editAlternate names for Nhuwala include Nuala, Ngoala, Noella, Noanamaronga, Nooanamaronga, Jawanmala, Nunkaberi and Noala.[5]
References
edit- ^ Nhuwala at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ W30 Nhuwala at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Nhuwala". glottolog.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Bowern & Koch (2004) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method
- ^ "Did you know Nhuwala is severely endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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