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The Paman languages are an Australian language family spoken on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. First noted by Kenneth Hale, Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants.
Geographically, running down the east coast, they are:
Down the west coast, they are:
In the interior, south of Wik, they are:
The name Gugu Mini means 'good speech', and has been applied to several languages in the Thaypan area. 'Possum language' (Koko-Possum, Gugu Yawa) is another generic name of this area.,
The unclassified Marrett River language () was presumably Paman, though distinct from its neighbors, as presumably was Wik Paach (). The Mayabic languages () to the southwest were once classified as Paman, but have been excluded in Bowern (2011).Bowern, Claire. 2011. " How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 ( corrected 6 February 2012) Alodja language may have been another Thaypan / Rarmul Pama language.
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