| Yulparija | |
| Also Known As: | Yulparitja Yulbarija Yulparirra |
| Region: | Bidyadanga, north of Jigalong, Western Australia |
| Speakers: | 33 |
| Date: | 2021 census |
| Ref: | [1] |
| Familycolor: | Australian |
| Fam1: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Fam2: | Wati |
| Iso3: | none |
| Glotto: | yulp1239 |
| Glottorefname: | Yulparija |
| Aiatsis: | A67 |
| Elp: | 5245 |
| Elpname: | Yulparija |
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.[2]
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation.[3]
| Stops | pronounced as /ink/ (p) | pronounced as /ink/ (t) | pronounced as /ink/ (rt) | pronounced as /ink/ (j) | pronounced as /ink/ (k) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | pronounced as /ink/ (m) | pronounced as /ink/ (n) | pronounced as /ink/ (rn) | pronounced as /ink/ (ny) | pronounced as /ink/ (ng) | |
| Laterals | pronounced as /ink/ (l) | pronounced as /ink/ (rl) | pronounced as /ink/ (ly) | |||
| Taps | pronounced as /ink/ (rr) | |||||
| Glides | pronounced as /ink/ (w) | pronounced as /ink/ (r) | pronounced as /ink/ (y) |
Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel pronounced as /link/ and the close back vowel pronounced as /link/.
| Close | i pronounced as /link/ | u pronounced as /link/, uu pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | a pronounced as /link/, a pronounced as /link/ |