Guwa language

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Guwa
Goa
Native to Australia
Region "Karna–Mari fringe", Queensland
Extinct (date missing)
Pama–Nyungan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 xgw
AIATSIS[3] G9.1

Guwa (Goa) is an extinct and nearly unattested Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. It was apparently close to Yanda.[3]

References

  1. RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxiii
  2. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Guwa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies


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