Mawng is spoken in the western part of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia. Speakers today identify Mawng as the language of Warruwi (South Goulburn Island), Weyirra (North Goulburn Island) and an area on the mainland coast opposite the islands. Most Mawng speakers live at Warruwi Community, but others live at nearby communities such as Minjilang (Croker Island), Gunbalanya, Maningrida and in Darwin. Mawng is spoken by around 400 people and is still being learned by children.
Warruwi School runs a Mawng language program and supports the Warruwi Language Centre which runs other Mawng language activities. In 2014 The Warruwi Language Centre was set up on Warruwi. In a little building near the school linguists worked with the school and community members to create a quiet space where recordings can be made and listened to. Community members are working with linguists to revive and create Mawng literacy materials for reading and writing in Mawng.
