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.

Garawan may be related to the Pama–Nyungan languages, though this is not accepted in Bowern 2011. The languages are close: Dixon (2002)[citation needed] says that it should be straightforward to reconstruct proto-Garawa–Wanji.

Vocabulary

Capell (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items:

gloss GaramaWaneiga man gadujäba woman balŋunludju head bɛlbidgada eye gamalmilba nose djimumulju mouth dädbilira tongue djɛmandjälaṉ stomach maːdamiälu bone munugidji blood gumuluŋdjugän kangaroo ŋalmuŋgumaɭu opossum jaːɭdjaŋana crow waːgdjäŋilga fly moːlŋurin sun ŋuŋawanda moon mɛrggirindji fire ḏuŋguwaɽu smoke wanaggundjuru water goɽagabi