Kalaamaya language

Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It is poorly attested, but appears to have been a close relative of the Nyungar languages.[2]

Kalaamaya
Karlamay
Native toAustralia
RegionWestern Australia
EthnicityKalamaia, ?Njakinjaki
Extinct(date missing)
Pama–Nyungan
  • Nyungic
    • Kalamaya–Natingero
      • Kalaamaya
Dialects
  • ?Nyaki Nyaki
Language codes
ISO 639-3lkm
Glottologkala1401
AIATSIS[1]A4 Kalaamaya, A1 Nyaki Nyaki

A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya.[3] Natingero has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar.

See also

References
  1. A4 Kalaamaya at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)


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