Anaiwan (Anēwan) is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. Since 2017, there has been a revival program underway to bring the language back.
Classification Once included in the Kuric languages, Bowern (2011) classifies Nganyaywana as a separate Anēwan (Anaiwan) branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages.Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
Dialects Besides Nganyaywana, Anewan may include Enneewin, with which shares about 65% of its vocabulary. Crowley (1976) counts these as distinct languages, whereas Wafer and Lissarrague (2008) consider them to be dialects.
Phonology
Consonants PeripheralLaminalApicalLabialVelarPalatalAlveolarRetroflexPlosivebɡɟdNasalmŋɲnLateralʎlTrillrApproximantwjɻ
Vowels
Vowels are heard as /i, a, u/. Each may also have allophones as [e], [ɛ, ɔ], and [o].
See also Dyangadi languages
References
External links Bibliography of Nganyaywana language and people resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies