Yulparija is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern.Claire Bowern and Quentin Atkinson. 2012. Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan. Language 88. 817-845. Johns Hopkins University Press.
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Phonology Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation.
+Consonant phonemesBilabialApico-alveolarApico-post-alveolarLamino-palatalDorso-velarStops Nasals Laterals Taps Glides
Vowels Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel and the close back vowel .
+Vowel phonemesFrontBackClosei u , uu Opena , a
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