Nyiyaparli language

Nyiyaparli (Nyiyabali, Njijabali, or misspelled Nijadali) is a nearly extinct Pama–Nyungan language spoken by the Palyku (Bailko) and Niabali (Jana) people of Western Australia. There's a formal language register known as padupadu.

Nyiyaparli
"Nijadali"
Native to	Western Australia
Ethnicity	Bailgu, Niabali
Native speakers	3 (2005 & 2006 census)[1] (census data seem to be repeated for Jauna & Palyku)[1]
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Ngayarda[2] Nyiyaparli
Dialects	Palyku Nankilakuthu ('high' or padupadu dialect) Martuyitha ('low' dialect) ?Ngulipartu (self-reported)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xny
Glottolog	nija1241
AIATSIS[1]	A50
ELP	Palyku Nyiyaparli

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Velar	(Alveolo-) palatal	Alveolar	Retroflex
Plosive	p	k	c	t	ʈ
Nasal	m	ŋ	ɲ	n	ɳ
Rhotic				ɾ
Lateral			l̠ʲ	l	ɭ
Approximant	w		j	ɹ

• /ɲ, c, l̠ʲ/ can also be heard as dental sounds [n̪, t̪, l̪] in free variation among speakers.
• Sounds /ɾ, ɹ/ can be heard in free variation as [r, ɻ] among speakers.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Low		ɐ

• /i, u// can be heard as [ɪ, ʊ] within diphthongs.^[3]