Wik-Ngatharr
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| Wik-Ngatharr | ||
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| Spoken in: | Queensland, Australia | |
| Total speakers: | 86 (1981) | |
| Language family: | Pama-Nyungan Paman Middle Wik-Ngatharr |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | aus | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | wik | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Wik-Ngatharr (also Wik-Ngatharra, Wik-Ngathara, Wik-Ngathrr, Wikngatara) or Wik-Alken (also Wik-Elken, Wikalken) is a moribund Australian Aboriginal dialect of Queensland.
[edit] Classification
R. M. W. Dixon (2002) regards Wik-Ngatharr and Wik-Ngathan as a single language.
[edit] References
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
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