North Cape York Paman languages
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. 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.
| North Cape York Paman | |
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| Northern Paman | |
| Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | None nort2758 (Northern Paman) comp1236 (Wik–Umpila) |
North Cape York Paman languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
The languages are,
- Northern Paman
- Anguthimri (incl. dialects Alngith, Linngithigh) †
- Gudang (alt. Djagaraga) †
- Uradhi (incl. Atampaya, Yinwum, Wuthati) †
- Luthigh (Mpalityan) †
- Awngthim †
- Ndra'ngith †
- Ngkoth †
- Arritinngithigh †
- Adithinngithigh †
- Mbiywom †
- Andjingith †
- Umpila (= Northeastern Paman, several dialects)
- Wik languages (Middle Paman) (See)
Sutton (2001) also distinguishes a Ndwa'ngith language among Northern Paman.
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