Kalaamaya language

Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It is poorly attested, but appears to be a close relative of Noongar.^[3]

Kalaamaya
Karlamay
Native to	Australia
Region	Western Australia
Ethnicity	Kalamaia, Njakinjaki?
Extinct	(date missing)[1] 1-10 (2019)[2]
Revival	1 fluent L2; several partial
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Nyungic Kalamaya–Natingero Kalaamaya
Dialects	Nyaki Nyaki?
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lkm
Glottolog	kala1401
AIATSIS[2]	A4 Kalaamaya, A1 Nyaki Nyaki

A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya.^[4] Natingero has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar.

As of 2015^[update], a single fluent speaker, Kaprun elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain.^[5]

Phonology

Consonants

	Peripheral		Laminal		Apical
	Labial	Velar	Dental	Palatal	Alveolar	Retroflex
Plosive	p	k	t̪	c	t	ʈ
Nasal	m	ŋ		ɲ	n	ɳ
Lateral				ʎ	l	ɭ
Rhotic					r
Approximant	w			j		ɻ

• /c/ may also be heard as voiced [ɟ].^[6][7]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i iː		u uː
Low		a aː

See also

• Mirning languages