Jawoyn language

Jawoyn (Jawonj, Jawany, Djauan, Jawan, Jawony; Adowen, Gun-djawan), also known as Kumertuo, is a moribund Gunwinyguan language spoken only by elders in Arnhem Land, Australia.

Jawoyn
Djauan
Region	Arnhem Land, Australia
Ethnicity	Jawoyn people
Native speakers	15 (2021 census)[1]
Language family	Arnhem Gunwinyguan Jawoyn
Dialects	Jawoyn Genhinj'mi Ngarla'mi Lhetburrirt Ngan-wirlang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	djn
Glottolog	djau1244
AIATSIS[2]	N57
ELP	Jawoyn

Phonology

Consonants

		Peripheral		Laminal	Apical		Glottal
		Labial	Velar	Palatal	Alveolar	Retroflex
Plosive	voiceless	p	k	c	t	ʈ	ʔ
	tense	pː	kː	cː	tː	ʈː
Nasal		m	ŋ	ɲ	n	ɳ
Lateral					l	ɭ
Rhotic					ɾ ~ r
Approximant		w		j		ɻ

/ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r].

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
Low		a