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Middle Paman |
Ethnicity | Wik peoples |
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Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
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Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan |
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Subdivisions | - Wik-Ngathan
- Wik-Me'nh
- Wik-Mungkan
- Kugu-Muminh
- Ayabadhu
- Pakanha
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Glottolog | wika1239 (Wik proper) paka1251 (Pakanha) wikn1246 (Kugu-Muminh) |
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Wik languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) |
The Wik languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of sixteen languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. This grouping was first proposed by R. M. W. Dixon.[1]
Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the prefix Wik- instead of Kugu-. Wik Paach is not a Wik language despite its name.
The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:
The Flinders Island language and Barrow Point language were apparently Wik.
See also
References
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