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Kalaamaya

Kalaamaya was a Pama-Nyungan language once spoken in Australia.

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Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It is poorly attested, but appears to be a close relative of Noongar.

A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) 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.

As of 2015, a single fluent speaker, Kaprun elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain.

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