Not to be confused with Jarawa language (disambiguation).
Garrwa
Region
Northern Territory, Australia
Ethnicity
Garrwa
Native speakers
150 (2021 census)[1]
Language family
Garrwan
Garrwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3
wrk
Glottolog
gara1269
AIATSIS[2]
N155
ELP
Garrwa
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Garrwa, also spelt Garawa, Gaarwa, or Karawa and also known as Leearrawa, is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Garrwa people of a northern region of the Northern Territory of Australia.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Cultural diversity: Census".
^N155 Garrwa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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