Tiwian

T1I1W4I1A1N1
Australia/ˈtiːwiːjən/

proper noun

A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family spoken on Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory, of which Tiwi is the sole member.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family spoken on Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory, of which Tiwi is the sole member.

Origin

From Tiwi + -an.

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Cite this entry
APA

Tiwian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiwian

MLA

“Tiwian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiwian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tiwian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiwian.

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