| Ngayawung | |
| Also Known As: | Lower Riverland |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Dia1: | Ngayawang |
| Dia2: | Nganguruku |
| Dia3: | Ngaralti (Ngaralda)? |
| Iso3: | nwg |
| Aiatsis: | S7 |
| Aiatsisname: | Ngaiawang |
| Aiatsis2: | S4 |
| Aiatsisname2: | Ngaralti |
| Aiatsis3: | S6 |
| Aiatsisname3: | Nganguruku |
| Glotto: | lowe1402 |
| Glottorefname: | Lower Riverland |
Ngayawung (Ngaiawong) is an extinct language of southern South Australia, spoken by the Ngaiawang, Ngaralti and Nganguruku people.
The name is also spelled Ngaiyau, Aiawung, Aiawong, Iawung, Nggauaiyowangko; other names are Birta, Pitta, Pieta, Peeita and Meru.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ʈ | |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ | ||
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | ɻ | |||||
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | ||
| Low | a aː |