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Pama-Nyungan languages

Pama-Nyungan is a language family with 184 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in Australia and Australia, Papunesia. The largest by number of speakers are Eastern Arrernte, Dhuwal, and Djambarrpuyngu. 184 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
Eastern ArrernteAustralia3,820Threatened
DhuwalAustralia3,044Threatened
DjambarrpuynguAustralia3,044Threatened
PitjantjatjaraAustralia3,000Vulnerable
WarlpiriAustralia3,000Threatened
Pintupi-LuritjaAustralia2,080Threatened
AlyawarrAustralia1,664Vulnerable
Western ArrarntaAustralia1,500Threatened
NgaanyatjarraAustralia1,300Threatened
Wik-MungkanAustralia1,060Threatened
KukatjaAustralia1,000Vulnerable
Kala Lagaw YaAustralia900Severely Endangered
Martu WangkaAustralia900Endangered
WalmajarriAustralia860Endangered
AnmatyerreAustralia750Threatened
Kuku-YalanjiAustralia700Endangered
YindjibarndiAustralia650Severely Endangered
NyangumartaAustralia520Endangered
Dhangu-DjanguAustralia350Endangered
GumatjAustralia321Endangered
GupapuynguAustralia321Endangered
RitharrnguAustralia300Endangered
Yan-nhanguAustralia265Endangered
PintiiniAustralia250Endangered
JaruAustralia217Endangered
DjinangAustralia200Endangered
KaytetyeAustralia200Endangered
GurindjiAustralia175Endangered
NgarinymanAustralia170Endangered
ThayoreAustralia150Endangered
AdnyamathanhaAustralia100Endangered
Kuuku-Ya'uAustralia100Severely Endangered
Wik-NgathanaAustralia100Endangered
WikalkanAustralia86Severely Endangered
DjinbaAustralia75Severely Endangered
YankunytjatjaraAustralia60Critically Endangered
YanyuwaAustralia52Severely Endangered
AntakarinyaAustralia50Severely Endangered
KanjuAustralia50Critically Endangered
MudburraAustralia50Critically Endangered
NyiyaparliAustralia50Severely Endangered
PanytyimaAustralia50Severely Endangered
WajarriAustralia50Severely Endangered
WarumunguAustralia50Severely Endangered
WikngencheraAustralia50Severely Endangered
Kuku-UwanhAustralia40Severely Endangered
KumbainggarAustralia40Severely Endangered
Wik-IiyanhAustralia40Severely Endangered
WarlmanpaAustralia36Severely Endangered
Kuku-MuminhAustralia31Critically Endangered
WarnmanAustralia30Severely Endangered
NarunggaAustralia24Severely Endangered
KunjenAustralia22Critically Endangered
BidjaraAustralia20Severely Endangered
GuguyimidjirAustralia20Severely Endangered
MangalaAustralia20Severely Endangered
NgarlumaAustralia20Severely Endangered
GuguberaAustralia15Severely Endangered
Yir-YorontAustralia15Severely Endangered
DieriAustralia12Severely Endangered
KarajarriAustralia12Critically Endangered
Wik-Me'anhaAustralia12Severely Endangered
YidinyAustralia12Severely Endangered
KunggariAustralia10Severely Endangered
KurramaAustralia10Critically Endangered
NgardiAustralia10Severely Endangered
NhuwalaAustralia10Severely Endangered
NyamalAustralia10Critically Endangered
PakanhaAustralia10Severely Endangered
WagayaAustralia10Severely Endangered
Kuku-Mu'inhAustralia7Critically Endangered
UmbuygamuAustralia7Critically Endangered
AyabadhuAustralia6Critically Endangered
BayunguAustralia6Critically Endangered
DyirbalAustralia6Critically Endangered
Kuku-UgbanhAustralia6Critically Endangered
MartuyhuniraAustralia5Critically Endangered
AtampayaAustralia4Critically Endangered
ThurawalAustralia4Critically Endangered
AlngithAustralia3Critically Endangered
DayiAustralia3Critically Endangered
DyaabugayAustralia3Critically Endangered
Flinders IslandAustralia3Critically Endangered
GunyaAustralia3Critically Endangered
KokataAustralia3Critically Endangered
KuthantAustralia3Critically Endangered
Mbariman-GudhinmaAustralia3Critically Endangered
NyawaygiAustralia3Critically Endangered
WakawakaAustralia3Critically Endangered
WarluwaraAustralia3Critically Endangered
WarrgamayAustralia3Critically Endangered
Wik-EpaAustralia3Critically Endangered
WiradjuriAustralia3Critically Endangered
ArebaAustralia2Critically Endangered
BadjiriAustralia2Critically Endangered
DhargariAustralia2Critically Endangered
Gugu BadhunAustralia2Critically Endangered
GungabulaAustralia2Critically Endangered
KariyarraAustralia2Critically Endangered
MayagudunaAustralia2Critically Endangered
NgaminiAustralia2Critically Endangered
NhandaAustralia2Critically Endangered
PaakantyiAustralia2Critically Endangered
UmbindhamuAustralia2Critically Endangered
YandruwandhaAustralia2Critically Endangered
YinggardaAustralia2Critically Endangered
Barrow PointAustralia1Critically Endangered
GurdjarAustralia1Critically Endangered
Gureng GurengAustralia1Critically Endangered
GuwamuAustralia1Critically Endangered
Lamu-LamuAustralia1Critically Endangered
MandandanyiAustralia1Critically Endangered
MarganyAustralia1Critically Endangered
MuluridyiAustralia1Critically Endangered
MuruwariAustralia1Critically Endangered
NgawunAustralia1Critically Endangered
TagalakaAustralia1Critically Endangered
ThiinAustralia1Critically Endangered
WadjiguAustralia1Critically Endangered
WaminAustralia1Critically Endangered
WanggamalaAustralia1Critically Endangered
WangganguruAustralia1Critically Endangered
YawarawargaAustralia1Critically Endangered
YindjilandjiAustralia1Critically Endangered
YugambalAustralia1Critically Endangered
AndegerebinhaAustraliaCritically Endangered
ArabanaAustraliaDormant
AwabakalAustraliaAwakening
BadimayaAustraliaDormant
BandjalangAustraliaSeverely Endangered
BanggarlaAustraliaAwakening
BarbaramAustraliaDormant
BigambalAustraliaDormant
BiriAustraliaAwakening
BunganditjAustraliaAwakening
BurdunaAustraliaDormant
DarkinyungAustraliaAwakening
DhalandjiAustraliaCritically Endangered
DharukAustraliaAwakening
DharumbalAustraliaAwakening
DhurgaAustraliaAwakening
DjangunAustraliaDormant
DjiwarliAustraliaDormant
DyangadiAustraliaAwakening
Gabi-GabiAustraliaDormant
GamilaraayAustraliaCritically Endangered
GarlaliAustraliaDormant
GithabulAustraliaAwakening
GugadjAustraliaDormant
Gugu WarraAustraliaDormant
GunditjmaraAustraliaDormant
GuwaAustraliaDormant
GuyaniAustraliaDormant
IkaranggalAustraliaDormant
KalkutungAustraliaDormant
Kok-NarAustraliaDormant
KungkariAustraliaDormant
KurnaiAustraliaAwakening
Kuuk-YakAustraliaDormant
LeningitijAustraliaDormant
Lower Southern ArandaAustraliaDormant
MalganaAustraliaDormant
MinjungbalAustraliaDormant
NganyaywanaAustraliaDormant
NgarrindjeriAustraliaAwakening
Nugunu (Australia)AustraliaDormant
PiniguraAustraliaDormant
PirlatapaAustraliaDormant
PirriyaAustraliaDormant
Pitta PittaAustraliaDormant
ThaypanAustraliaDormant
TjurruruAustraliaDormant
UmpilaAustraliaCritically Endangered
Wangaaybuwan-NgiyambaaAustraliaCritically Endangered
WariyanggaAustraliaDormant
WarunguAustraliaAwakening
WathawurrungAustraliaAwakening
WiranguAustraliaAwakening
WoiwurrungAustraliaAwakening
YalarnngaAustraliaDormant
YandaAustraliaDormant
YaygirAustraliaDormant
YinhawangkaAustraliaCritically Endangered
Yorta YortaAustraliaAwakening

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.