Panyjima language

Banyjima
Native to	Australia
Region	Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Native speakers	50 (2005) to 100 (2006 census)
Language family	Pama–Nyungan Ngayarda Banyjima
Dialects	Pantikura Mitjaranjpa ? Yinhawangka
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	pany1241
AIATSIS	A53 Banyjima (cover term), A48 Yinhawangka
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Panyjima is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Hamersley Range, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the traditional language of the Panyjima people. The name has also been spelled Bandjima, Banjima, Banyjima, Paanjima, Pandjima, Panjima, Panjtjima, and Panytyima. Yinhawangka may be a separate language.

Like most indigenous languages, Panyjima is endangered. Younger generations have English as a first language and make little distinction between Panyjima and its closely related neighbouring languages.

Panyjima is classified as a member of the Ngayarta branch of the Pama–Nyungan languages. Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification, Martuthunira was classed as an Inland Ngayarda language, but the separation of the Ngayarda languages into Coastal and Inland groups is no longer considered valid.

The long vowels are rare.

Unlike most Australian languages, which exhibit ergativity, Panyjima and the other Ngayarta languages have an accusative alignment. That is, the subjects of transitive verbs are treated the same as the subjects of intransitive verbs, while the objects are treated differently.

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