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Jawi dialect

a dialect in Bardi language spoken in Australia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ3913844 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jawi or Djawi or Djaui, is a nearly extinct dialect of the Bardi language of Western Australia, the traditional language of the Jawi people. There are no longer any known fluent speakers, but there may be some partial speakers.

The name has also been spelt Chowie, Djaoi, Djau, Dyao, and Dyawi.

Classification

Jawi is a Non-Pama–Nyungan language of the Nyulnyulan family, most closely related to Bardi. Bowern discusses how Jawi and Bardi may have converged within the last hundred years. Jawi people were hit hard by influenza in the early years of the 20th century. Their traditional lands are Sunday Island and the islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago to the northeast.

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Further reading

Bowen, Claire (2002). "History of research on Bardi and Jawi". Academia.edu.

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The public source identifies “Jawi dialect” as a dialect in Bardi language spoken in Australia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Jawi, dialect and Bardi.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Jawi, dialect and Bardi providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Jawi dialect” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.