Tiwi

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
tiw
Population

1,740 (2006 census).

Location

Northern Territory: Bathurst and Melville islands, Nguiu.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Australian, Tiwian
Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development
Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 1979–2000.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tiwi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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