grammar; notably phonology, morphology, and the person/number system. Classification Bunuba is a Non-Pama-Nyungan language and a subgroup of the Bunuban family languages. It is not related to the Pama–Nyungan languages that span the majority of Australia. Arthur Capell's classification Capell classified Bunuba as a non-classifying language of the Fitzroy basin region, alongside Guniyandi. Bunuba is non-classifying in that it does not rely on the use of noun classes nor grammatical gender. For example, Bunuba does not have gendered pronouns, rather it uses a singular 'they' pronoun for third-person singular 'he', 'she', and 'it'. Related languages Bunuba Country is surrounded by other Non-Pama-Nyungan speaking regions of Guniyandi, Gija, Ngarinyin, Nyigina, Unggumi, and Warrwa. Their similarity to Bunuba was determined by comparing how many words each languages shared with Kenneth L. Hale's list of 100 foundational words of Northern Paman languages. Relationship to Guniyandi Although Guniyandi is the most similar language to Bunuba based on linguistic typology, they are not mutually intelligible, rather they are subgroups of the overarching Bunuban family language group. Based on Hale's list of 100 foundational words, approximately 45% of Bunuba vocabulary is shared with Guniyandi; this percentage determines their relationship as subgroups of the larger language group. Dialect variation There are two regional Bunuba dialects which are distinguished based on where they are geographically spoken within Bunuba Country. In the eastern and southern regions of Bunuba Country, a 'light' Bunuba dialect if spoken. In the northern and western regions a 'heavy' dialect is used, which is also known as Unggumi Bunuba in reference to the similarities that it shares with Unggumi language spoken by the Unggumi peoples in the region north-west of Bunuba Country. The main contrast between light and heavy Bunuba dialects is based on the phonological differences that are characteristic of Unggumi. For example, the light Bunuba dialect utilises a /y/ phoneme in place of /yh/ which is more common in the heavy dialect. This variation is present in dialectal differences between the words for 'meat' with light dialect speakers utilising // and heavy dialect speakers adhering to the older pronunciation of //. The use of /y/ and /yh/ causes /miya/ and // to become a minimal pair. Generally, Bunuba dialectal differences do not present problems in understanding between speakers of each dialect. Phonology Consonants Stops and nasals Bunuba, like some of its neighbouring Kimberley languages, has six articulation points that determine the articulatory differences