Pama-Maric Languages
Although the extinct Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family was spoken throughout much of Queensland, many languages became extinct before they could be thoroughly documented, so their classification is uncertain.
The known Maric languages are:
Bidyara (Bidjara/Bidyara (E37))
Biri (Biri (E56))
Gangulu (Gangulu (E40))
Gugu Badhun (Gugu Badhun (Y128))
Gudjal (Gudjal (E60))
Warrungu (Warrungu (Y133)
On the coast, other possible members of the Maric branch include:
Darumbal/Dharumbal (Darumbal (E46))
Bayali (Baiali (E42))
Ngaro (Ngaro (E59))
Giya/Bumbarra (possibly a Biri dialect; Giya (E58))
Inland, a discontinuous group of poorly documented languages may have marked a transition zone between the Maric and Karnic branches of the Pama-Nyungan family. Poorly attested interior languages which may have been Maric include:
Ngaygungu (Ngaygungu (Y216)
Barna/Baranha (Baranha (E53))
Yirandhali (Yirandhali L42)
Guwa (Guwa (G9.1))
Yanda (Yanda (G9))
Sources:
B. Grimes, Maric Languages, in William J. Frawley (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Linguistics Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003
Wikipedia: Maric languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maric_languages
