ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Australia · ISO 639-3 alh · Glottocode alaw1244

Alawa

Alawa represents a nearly extinct Mangarrayi-Maran language of Australia with a likely Latin-script assignment.

Language family
Mangarrayi-Maran
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
nearly extinct
Macroarea
Australia
Source country codes
AU
Reference point
-15.546, 134.282

Open research question

How can authorised documentation, revitalisation work and current use be made visible without generalisation?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.