Ngawun is an extinct Australian Aboriginal communalect that was spoken by the Ngawun people of Queensland. It was part of a dialect continuum with Mayi-Kulan, Mayi-Yapi, Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara. The last speaker able to form sentences in Ngawun was Cherry O'Keefe (or Tjapun), who died of pneumonia on 24 August 1977. The etymology of the name "Ngawun" is unknown.

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  • Ngawun is an extinct Australian Aboriginal communalect that was spoken by the Ngawun people of Queensland. It was part of a dialect continuum with Mayi-Kulan, Mayi-Yapi, Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara. The last speaker able to form sentences in Ngawun was Cherry O'Keefe (or Tjapun), who died of pneumonia on 24 August 1977. The etymology of the name "Ngawun" is unknown.
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  • Ngawun
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  • Ngawun is an extinct Australian Aboriginal communalect that was spoken by the Ngawun people of Queensland. It was part of a dialect continuum with Mayi-Kulan, Mayi-Yapi, Mayi-Thakurti, and Wunumara. The last speaker able to form sentences in Ngawun was Cherry O'Keefe (or Tjapun), who died of pneumonia on 24 August 1977. The etymology of the name "Ngawun" is unknown.
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  • Ngawun language
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  • Ngawun
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