| Garawan | |
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| Yanyi, Garrwan | |
| Geographic distribution | Northern Territory and Queensland | 
| Linguistic classification | Macro-Pama–Nyungan? 
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| Glottolog |  garr1260  | 
|   Garawan and Tangkic (green). Garawan is the group inland. | |
The Garawan languages (Garrwan), or Yanyi, are a small language family of Australian Aboriginal languages currently spoken in northern Australia.
The languages are:
Gunindiri is almost entirely unknown. [1]
Garawan may be related to the Pama–Nyungan languages, though this is not accepted in Bowern 2011. [2] The languages are close: Dixon (2002)[ citation needed ] says that it should be straightforward to reconstruct proto-Garawa–Wanji.
Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items: [3]
| gloss | Garama | Waneiga | 
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| man | gadu | jäba | 
| woman | balŋun | ludju | 
| head | bɛlbid | gada | 
| eye | gamal | milba | 
| nose | djimu | mulju | 
| mouth | dädbi | lira | 
| tongue | djɛman | djälaṉ | 
| stomach | maːda | miälu | 
| bone | munu | gidji | 
| blood | gumuluŋ | djugän | 
| kangaroo | ŋalmuŋgu | maɭu | 
| opossum | jaːɭ | djaŋana | 
| crow | waːg | djäŋilga | 
| fly | moːl | ŋurin | 
| sun | ŋuŋa | wanda | 
| moon | mɛrg | girindji | 
| fire | ḏuŋgu | waɽu | 
| smoke | wanag | gundjuru | 
| water | goɽa | gabi | 
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