Kalaamaya language
| Kalaamaya | |
|---|---|
| Karlamay | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Kalamaia, Njakinjaki? |
| Speakers | L2: 1 (2021) partial speakers (2021) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lkm |
| Glottolog | kala1401 |
| AIATSIS | A4 Kalaamaya, A1 Nyaki Nyaki |
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.
A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya. 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.
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].
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Low | a aː |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Kaalamaya :: Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre". Goldbridge Aboriginal Language Center. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- 1 2 Papas, Chloe; March, Kirstyn (7 July 2015). "Preserving Kaprun language and culture in the Goldfields". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ A4 Kalaamaya at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ↑
- Bowern, Claire (23 December 2011). "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?". Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web.
- Bowern, Claire (6 February 2012). "Master List of Australian Languages, v1.2". Historical and Pama-Nyungan Lab. Yale University.
- ↑ "A1: Nyaki Nyaki / Njaki Njaki". AIATSIS Collection. 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "Kaalamaya :: Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre". Goldbridge Aboriginal Language Center. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ O’Grady, Geoffrey N.; Voegelin, C. F.; F. M., Voegelin (1966). Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific Fascicle Six. Anthropological Linguistics 8, no. 2. p. 135.
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