Concept information
Preferred term
Kalaamaya
Definition
- Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising 306 of the 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia. Kalaamaya is poorly attested, but appears to be a close relative of Noongar. As of 2015, a single fluent speaker, Kaprun elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain. Kalaamaya is closely related to Mirning. Like the vast majority of Australian languages, also Kalaamaya is morphologically ergative, with the nominal in the agent role marked with an ergative suffix and the subject and object unmarked.
Entry terms
- Karlamay
Identifier
- LKM
Notation
- lkm
URI
http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/LKM
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