| Kalaamaya | |
| Also Known As: | Karlamay |
| States: | Australia |
| Region: | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity: | Kalamaia, ?Njakinjaki |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Fam2: | Nyungic |
| Fam3: | Kalamaya–Natingero |
| Iso3: | lkm |
| Glotto: | kala1401 |
| Glottorefname: | Kalaamaya |
| Dia1: | ?Nyaki Nyaki |
| Aiatsis: | A4 |
| Aiatsisname: | Kalaamaya |
| Aiatsis2: | A1 |
| Aiatsisname2: | Nyaki Nyaki |
| Speakers: | 1 fluent L2; several partial |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Ref: | [1] |
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 language.
A variety called Nyaki Nyaki (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya.[2] Natingero has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar.
, a single fluent speaker, Kaprun elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain.[3]