North Cape York Paman | |
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Northern Paman | |
Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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Glottolog | None nort2758 (Northern Paman) comp1236 (Wik–Umpila) |
![]() North Cape York Paman languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) |
The North Cape York Paman languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of forty languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The languages are grouped largely according to R. M. W. Dixon.[1] The only extant branches of this family are Umpila and the Wik languages. The now-extinct Northern Paman branch was unique among Pama-Nyungan languages in containing fricatives.
Sutton (2001) also distinguishes a Ndwa'ngith language among Northern Paman.