Jawoyn Topic Dictionary (Thesaurus) (2022) 2nd Edition. Compiled by Francesca Merlan and Pascale Jacq. Based on information collected by Francesca Merlan with Jawoyn Elders Phyllis Wiynjorroj, Peter Jatbula, Nipper Daybilama Brown, Sandy Barraway, Sarah Flora, and others. Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, Katherine NT.

(135 pages). © Francesca Merlan.

Jawoyn is an Aboriginal language which, before colonisation, was spoken on the Katherine River well into what is now Arnhem Land, and on river systems in Central Arnhem Land.  This Thesaurus provides an overview of important categories – human classification, kinship terms, and plant and animals terms.