Tathartatatja (Tartatja)

Tartatja is an Australian aborigional-based language with about 470 speakers. it is known for not being linked to any other language in the area. For categorization purposes, it has been linked to Pama-Nyungan.

Classification and Dialects
There are 4 known dialects. One of them, Diringarhi is extinct. Diringarhi is also thought to be a different language due to its different phonology and lexicon. Here is the list of dialects

Tathartatatja Proper - 220 speakers.

Ngaatitjara - 120 speakers.

Bidawa - 80 speakers.

Diringarhi - extinct.

Consonants
Tartatja, like many other Australian languages in the area, have an Apical Laminal distinction