Yulparija is one of the Wati languages of the large PamaâÂÂNyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern.
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation.
Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel and the close back vowel .