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Guwa
Goa
Native toAustralia
Region"Karna–Mari fringe", Queensland
EthnicityKoa people
Extinct(date missing)
Pama–Nyungan
Language codes
ISO 639-3xgw
Glottologguwa1242
AIATSIS[3]G9.1
ELPGuwa

Guwa (Goa) is an extinct and nearly unattested Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland spoken by the Koa people. 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. ^ a b G9.1 Guwa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies