Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a
Pama–Nyungan language of
Western Australia
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. It is poorly attested, but appears to be a close relative of
Noongar
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.
A variety called ''Nyaki Nyaki'' (
Njakinjaki
The Njakinjaki (Nyaki Nyaki) are an indigenous Noongar people of southern Western Australia, in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
Country
Njakinjaki traditional territory embraced some of land. They were east of Lake Grace, at Newdega ...
) 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.
, a single fluent speaker,
Kaprun
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elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain.
See also
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Mirning languages
References
Nyungic languages
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