Kalaamaya language
| Kalaamaya | |
|---|---|
| Karlamay | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Kalamaia, Njakinjaki? |
| Extinct | (date missing) 1-10 (2019) |
| Revival | 1 fluent L2; several partial |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lkm |
| 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 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.