Anewan language explained

Anaiwan
Also Known As:	Anewan
Nativename:	New England language
Extinct:	?
Revived:	2017-present, no native speakers
Familycolor:	Australian
Dia1:	Nganyaywana (South Anaiwan)
Dia2:	Inuwon–Himberrong
Dia3:	? Enneewin (North Anaiwan)
Map:	Anaiwan language.png
Mapcaption:	Anaiwan (green) among other Pama–Nyungan languages (tan)
Iso3:	nyx
Glotto:	ngan1296
Glottorefname:	Nganyaywana
Aiatsis:	D24
Aiatsisname:	Southern Anaiwan
Aiatsis2:	D64
Aiatsisname2:	Northern Anaiwan

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.^[1]

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.

Phonology

Consonants

	Peripheral		Laminal	Apical
	Labial	Velar	Palatal	Alveolar	Retroflex
Plosive	b	ɡ	ɟ	d
Nasal	m	ŋ	ɲ	n
Lateral			ʎ	l
Trill				r
Approximant	w		j		ɻ

Vowels

• Vowels are heard as /i, a, u/. Each may also have allophones as [e], [ɛ, ɔ], and [o].^[2]

See also

• Dyangadi languages

External links

• Bibliography of Nganyaywana language and people resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Notes and References

1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
2. Book: Crowley, Terry M. . Phonological change in New England . Canberra: AIAS . 1976 . In Dixon, R. M. W. (ed.), Grammatical categories in Australian languages . 19-50.