Kalaamaya | |
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Karlamay | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Western Australia |
Extinct | (date missing) |
Pama–Nyungan
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ISO 639-3 |
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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 have been a close relative of the Nyungar languages.
A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya.Natingero (see) has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar.