Ngarrkic
Yapa
Geographic distribution	Central Australia
Linguistic classification	Pama–Nyungan Ngumpin–Yapa Ngarrkic
Subdivisions	Warlmanpa Warlpiri
Language codes
Glottolog	ngar1289
Ngarrkic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan).

TheNgarrkic (Ngarrga) orYapa languages are a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of the two closely related languagesWarlmanpa and the more populousWarlpiri.

The family was named after the common word forinitiated man in the member languages,ngarrka (Aboriginal pronunciation:[ˈŋarɡa]).Ngarrga is an older spelling. In about 2000 an alternate name was suggested,yapa, based on the word foraboriginal man in the two languages.

In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngarrkic is related to the neighbouringNgumpin languages.

• McConvell, Patrick; Laughren, Mary (2004)."The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern; Harold Koch (eds.).Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.ISBN 9027247617.
• Dixon, R.M.W. (14 November 2002).Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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