Djiwarli

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A language of Australia

Alternate Names
Djiwali, Djwarli, Jivali, Jiwali, Jiwarli, Tivali, Tjiwali, Tjiwarli
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Jack Butler, died in 1986.

Location

Western Australia state: Ashburton river, Elliott creek, Henry river, Lyons river, Mount Florry, Mount Hamlet, Yannarie river.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Thiin [iin].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Ruhlen (1987) classifies it in a separate Mantharda group.