Wik-Ngathan language
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| Wik-Ngathan | |
|---|---|
| Wik-Iinjtjenj | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 13°52′S 141°31′E / 13.867°S 141.517°E |
Native speakers | unknown (130 cited 1981)[1] |
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Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
Wik-Ngathan
Wik-Ngatharr (Wik-Alken)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wig (Wik-Ngathan proper) |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y54, Y51 |
Wik-Ngathan, or Wik-Iinjtjenj (Wik-Iinychanya), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngathan people. It is closely related to the other Wik-Ngathan language, Wik-Ngatharr and more distantly to the Wik languages. As of 1981 there were 130 speakers.[3]
A dictionary of Wik-Ngathan has been compiled by Peter Sutton.[4]
References
- ↑ Wik-Ngathan reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Wik-Ngathan at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ↑ Ethnologue
- ↑ Sutton, Peter (1995). Wik-Ngathan Dictionary.
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