▁language ▁of ▁the ▁Y any u wa ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁P elle w ▁Group ▁of ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Car pent aria ▁outside ▁Bor ro lo ola ▁( Y any u wa : ▁b urr ul ula ) ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Y any u wa , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁Australian ▁Ab original ▁languages , ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁ag gl ut in ative ▁language ▁with ▁erg ative - ab sol utive ▁alignment , ▁whose ▁grammar ▁is ▁per v aded ▁by ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁n oun ▁classes ▁whose ▁agre ements ▁are ▁complicated ▁and ▁numerous . ▁ ▁Y any u wa ▁is ▁a ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed ▁language . ▁The ▁anth rop ologist ▁John ▁Brad ley ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Y any u wa ▁people ▁for ▁three ▁dec ades ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁speaker ▁of ▁Y any u wa . ▁He ▁has ▁produced ▁a ▁large ▁dictionary ▁and ▁grammar ▁of ▁the ▁language , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁cultural ▁at las ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁a ▁core ▁group ▁of ▁senior ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁Y any u wa ▁is ▁extremely ▁unusual ▁in ▁having ▁ 7 ▁places ▁of ▁art ic ulation ▁for ▁stops , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 3 ▁for ▁English ▁and ▁ 4 – 6 ▁for ▁most ▁other ▁Australian ▁languages . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁ ▁V ow els ▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁ ▁N oun ▁classes ▁Y any u wa ▁has ▁ 1 6 ▁n oun ▁classes , ▁distinguished ▁by ▁prefix es