North Cape York Paman languages


The North Cape York Paman languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of forty languages, all spoken on the Cape [York Peninsula] of Queensland, Australia. The languages are grouped largely according to R. M. W. Dixon. The only extant branches of this family are Umpila and the Wik languages. The now-extinct Northern Paman branch was unique among Pama-Nyungan languages in containing fricatives.North Cape York Paman
Sutton also distinguishes a Ndwa'ngith language among Northern Paman.