Warrwa language

The Warrwa language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language which was formerly spoken in the Derby Region of Western Australia near Broome, Western Australia. It may have been a dialect of Nyigina. It was also known as Warrawai or Warwa.

Warrwa
Native toAustralia
RegionWest Kimberley, Derby region of Western Australia
ExtinctThe last speaker, Maudie Lennard, died in 2016.
Language codes
ISO 639-3wwr
Glottologwarr1258
AIATSISK10
ELPWarrwa
Map of the traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal tribes around Derby, Western Australia. Warrwa is in green.
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