Southwestern Paman languages
The Southwestern Paman languages are a family of the Paman languages spoken on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.
| Southwest Pama | |
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| Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | sout3141 |
 Southwestern Paman languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
Alpher (1972) accepts Southwestern Pama as a valid node; the classification below is his.[1] R. M. W. Dixon, on the other hand, only accepts a connections between pairs of languages: Yir, as two dialects of a single language, and Koko Bera with Kok Thawa.[2]
- Upper Southwest Pama
- Kuuk Thaayorre
- Kuuk Yak
- Kunjen (Oykangand) / Ogh-Undjan (Kawarrangg)
- Coastal Southwest Pama
- Yir-Yoront (Yirrk-Thangalkl)
- Koko Pera: Koko-Bera, Kok Thawa
Bowern (2011) also lists the extinct Kokiny and Kok-Papángk.
References
- Alpher, Barry (1972). "On the genetic subgrouping of the languages of southwestern Cape York Peninsula, Australia". Oceanic Linguistics. 11 (2): 67–87. doi:10.2307/3622803. JSTOR 3622803.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. p. xxxii.
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