Ngawun language
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| Ngawun | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Extinct | 1977 |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nxn |
Ngawun is an extinct Paman language formerly spoken on the on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Ngawun people. The last speaker of the language was Cherry O'Keefe (or Tjapun in the language) who died of pneumonia on 24 August, 1977.[1]
The etymology of the name Ngawun is unknown.
[edit] References
- ^ Breen, Gavan (1981). The Mayi languages of the Queensland Gulf Country. Canberra: AIAS. p. 13. ISBN 0-85575-124-X.
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