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|Broome], Western Australia. It may have been a dialect of Nyigina. It was also known as Warrawai or Warwa.

Phonology

Consonants

  • may also be heard as voiced.

Vowels

Grammar

Warrwa employed a variety of word orders grammatically. Attributive adjectives and possessive adjectives preceded the nouns they modified.