Uwinymil language explained

Uwinymil
States:Australia
Region:Arnhem Land
Ethnicity:Awinmul = Norweilemil
Extinct:?
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Arnhem
Fam2:Gunwinyguan
Fam3:Warrayic
Iso3:none
Glotto:uwin1234
Glottorefname:Uwinymil
Aiatsis:N37.1

Uwinymil, also spelt Uwinjmil and also known as Awinmul, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]

Speakers of the language were recorded as inhabiting the area around Mt Bundey and Mount Goyder. The Uwinymil people's country is now in Kakadu National Park, and the people are part of a group to whom native title was granted in March 2022.[2]

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. Web site: Gibson . Jano . Nearly half of Kakadu National Park to be handed back to Aboriginal traditional owners . ABC News. . 24 March 2022 . 30 March 2022.