Umpila language
| Umpila | |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Paman | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Umpila, Pakadji, Kaantju, Uutaalnganu (Kawadji) |
Native speakers | 12 (2005) |
| Umpila Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kbe – Kanjukuy – Kuuku-Yaʼuump – Umpila |
| Glottolog | nort2759 |
| AIATSIS | Y45 Umpila, Y211 Uutaalnganu, Y169 Kuuku Iʼyu |
| ELP | Umpila |
| Kuuku-Ya'u | |
| Kaanju | |
Kuuku Ya'u is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Umpila is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Umpila, also known as Ompeila, Ompela, Oom-billa, or Koko-umpilo, is an Aboriginal Australian language, or dialect cluster, of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland. It is spoken by about 100 Aboriginal people, many of them elderly.