Ngayawung language

Ngayawung
Spoken in South Australia
Extinct ?
Language family
Pama–Nyungan?
  • Lower Murray?
    • Ngayawung
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nwg

Ngayawung (Ngaiawong) in an extinct language of southern South Australia. Dixon considers it an isolate.

The name is also spelled Ngaiyau, Aiawung, Aiawong, Iawung, Nggauaiyowangko; other names are Birta, Pitta, Pieta, Peeita and Meru.