Uwinymil language
Uwinymil, also spelt Uwinjmil and also known as Awinmul, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.[2]
| Uwinymil | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Arnhem Land |
| Ethnicity | Awinmul = Norweilemil |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Arnhem
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | uwin1234 |
| AIATSIS[1] | N37.1 |
Speakers of the language were recorded as inhabiting the area around Mt Bundey and Mount Goyder.[1] 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.[3]
References
- N37.1 Uwinymil at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- Gibson, Jano (24 March 2022). "Nearly half of Kakadu National Park to be handed back to Aboriginal traditional owners". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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