Yanyuwa

Y4A1N1Y4U1W4A1

noun

An Australian Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. who live in the coastal region inclusive of and opposite to the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounYanyuwa pl (plural only)

alternative Anyula · alternative Yanuwa · alternative Yanyula

  1. pluralplural onlyAn Australian Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. who live in the coastal region inclusive of and opposite to the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
proper noun

alternative Anyula · alternative Yanuwa · alternative Yanyula

  1. A Yanyulan Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in the Northern Territory to the south of Arnhem Land.
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APA

Yanyuwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanyuwa

MLA

“Yanyuwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanyuwa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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