Alawa language

Alawa
Native toAustralia
RegionNorthern Territory; Arnhem Land, Roper River.
EthnicityAlawa
Native speakers
5 (2021 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3alh
Glottologalaw1244
AIATSISN92
ELPAlawa
Alawa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Alawa (Galawa) is a moribund Indigenous Australian language spoken by the Alawa people of the Northern Territory. In 1991, there were reportedly 18 remaining speakers and 4 semi-speakers, by 2021, the number of people speaking it at home had dropped to 5.