Western Paman languages

Western Paman
Geographic distribution:	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Linguistic classification:	Pama–Nyungan Paman Western Paman
Subdivisions:	Upper Coastal Norman Gugadj

The Western Paman languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of eleven languages, all spoken on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The Upper- and Coastal Western Paman languages are grouped according to both Barry Alpher^[1] and R. M. W. Dixon, while the Norman Paman languages and the Kukatj language are only included by R. M. W. Dixon.^[2]

The genetic affiliation of the Kuuk Yak language is debatable, but has been grouped together with the Kuuk Thaayorre language here. Barry Alpher is currently trying to understand the language and its classification better.^[3]

The eleven languages can be seen below:

Upper
- Kuuk Thaayorre language
- ? Kuuk Yak language
- Ogh-Undjan language (Kawarrangg)
- Kunjen language (Oykangand)
Coastal
- Yir
  - Yir-Yoront language
  - Yirrk-Thangalkl language
- Koko-Bera language
- Kok Thawa
Kok Narr gko
Norman
- Kurtjar language
- Kuthant language
Gugadj language

References

^ Alpher, Barry (1972). "On the genetic subgrouping of the languages of southwestern Cape York Peninsula, Australia". Oceanic Linguistics 11: 67–87.
^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. p. xxxii.
^ Gaby, Alice Rose (2006). A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre. p. 3.