Djiwarli

A language of Australia

ISO 639: dze
Alternate Names: Djiwali, Djwarli, Jivali, Jiwali, Jiwarli, Tivali, Tjiwali, Tjiwarli
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).
Classification: Australian, Pama-Nyungan, South-West, Coastal Ngayarda
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Thiin [iin].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Djiwarli
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Ruhlen (1987) classifies it in a separate Mantharda group.

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