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Alawa

Alawa proper noun: a Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

Proper noun (1)

Alawa

  1. A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

Proper noun (2)

Alawa

  1. Alagwa, a Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania.

Origin of Alawa

From Alawa Galawa.

From Alagwa Alaagwa’isa.

Questions about Alawa

What does Alawa mean?
Alawa means a Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
What part of speech is Alawa?
Alawa is a proper noun.

Words near Alawa in the dictionary

  1. Alavez
  2. Alavezes
  3. Alavi
  4. Alavis
  5. Alavus
  6. Alawa
  7. Alawi
  8. Alawis
  9. Alawism
  10. Alawist
  11. Alawists

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