Southwestern Paman languages
Introduction The '''Southwestern Paman languages''' are a family of the Paman languages spoken on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.Alpher (1972) accepts Southwestern Pama as a valid node; the classification below is his. R. M. W. Dixon, on the other hand, only accepts a connections between pairs of languages: Yir, as two dialects of a single language, and Koko Bera with Kok Thawa. * '''Upper Southwest Pama'''** Kuuk Thaayorre** Kuuk Yak** Kunjen (Oykangand) / Ogh-Undjan (Kawarrangg)* '''Coastal Southwest Pama'''** Yir-Yoront (Yirrk-Thangalkl)** '''Koko Pera''': Koko-Bera, Kok ThawaBowern (2011) also lists the extinct Kokiny and Kok-Papángk.
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