The Western Paman languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages

Paman languages

The Paman languages are an Australian language family spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. First noted by Kenneth Hale, Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants.- Classification :...

 consisting of eleven languages, all spoken on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...

 of Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. The Upper- and Coastal Western Paman languages are grouped according to both Barry Alpher and R. M. W. Dixon

R. M. W. Dixon

Robert Malcolm Ward Dixon is a Professor of Linguistics at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Queensland, and formerly Director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.In 1996, Dixon and another linguist, Alexandra Aikhenvald,...

, while the Norman Paman languages and the Kukatj language are only included by R. M. W. Dixon

R. M. W. Dixon

Robert Malcolm Ward Dixon is a Professor of Linguistics at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Queensland, and formerly Director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.In 1996, Dixon and another linguist, Alexandra Aikhenvald,...

.

The genetic affiliation of the Kuuk Yak language

Kuuk Yak language

Kuuk Yak, or the snake language, if translated literally, is an extinct Paman language which was spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia....

 is debatable, but has been grouped together with the Kuuk Thaayorre language

Kuuk Thaayorre language

Kuuk Thaayorre is a Paman language spoken in the settlement Pormpuraaw on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia by the Thaayorre people. As of 2006, 250 of the 350 ethnic Thaayorre speak the language...

 here. Barry Alpher is currently trying to understand the language and its classification better.

The eleven languages can be seen below:

• Upper
  • Kuuk Thaayorre language
    Kuuk Thaayorre language
    Kuuk Thaayorre is a Paman language spoken in the settlement Pormpuraaw on the western part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia by the Thaayorre people. As of 2006, 250 of the 350 ethnic Thaayorre speak the language...
    
    
  • ? Kuuk Yak language
    Kuuk Yak language
    Kuuk Yak, or the snake language, if translated literally, is an extinct Paman language which was spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia....
    
    
  • Ogh-Undjan language (Kawarrangg)
  • Kunjen language (Oykangand)
• Coastal
  • Yir
    Yir languages
    The Yir languages are two languages spoken on the Cape York peninsula of Queensland, Australia. They are very closely related, and are therefore often mentioned as being sister dialects. The first part of both of the names, yir is from the word yirrq meaning speech or language, and the following is...
    
    
    • Yir-Yoront language
      Yir-Yoront language
      Yir-Yoront is a Paman language spoken in two settlements, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia, by the Yir-Yoront people. As of 1991 only 15 speakers remain, with the rest of the Yir-Yoront people speaking English or even Kuuk...
      
      
    • Yirrk-Thangalkl language
      Yirrk-Thangalkl language
      Yirrk-Thangalkl is a Paman language spoken on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in Australia, by the Yirrk-Thangalkl people...
      
      
  • Koko-Bera language
  • Kok Thawa
• Kok Narr 
• Norman
  • Kurtjar language
  • Kuthant language
• Gugadj language