Kalaamaya | |
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Karlamay | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Western Australia |
Ethnicity | Kalamaia, ?Njakinjaki |
Native speakers | 1 fluent L2; several partial (2021)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lkm |
Glottolog | kala1401 |
AIATSIS[2] | 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 language.[3]
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]