The Pantyikali (Bandjigali) dialect, also called ''Baarundji'' (meaning the people of the

Paroo River The Paroo River, a series of waterholes, connected in wet weather as a running stream of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West region of Queensland and Far West region of New South Wales, Austra ...

) or ''Weyneubulcoo (Wanyuparlku, Wanyiwalku)'', is a dialect of the Paakantyi language. Pantyikali is spoken in

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, Australia, northwest, north, and west of White Cliffs. It is not extinct, with four speakers reported in 2005. The Pantyikali people of the Paakantyi were extensively studied and photographed in the 19th century by Frederic Bonney, the owner of

Momba Station Momba Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in New South Wales. The property is situated approximately south east of White Cliffs and north east of Wilcannia. History Momba Station on the Paroo River and the Darling ...

. The major work on the Paakantyi language and its dialects has been that of linguist

Luise Hercus Luise Anna Hercus , , (16 January 1926 – 15 April 2018) was a German-born linguist who lived in Australia from 1954. After significant early work on Middle Indo-Aryan dialects (Prakrits) she had specialised in Australian Aboriginal languages si ...

.Luise Hercus. ''Baagandji Grammar'', ANU 1960; ''Paakantyi Dictionary'' (published with the assistance of AIATSIS, 1993)

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