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Wik-Ngatharr dialect

Wik-Ngatharr, or Wik-Alken (Wik-Elken), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngatharr people. It is a co-dialect with Wik-Ngathan, and more distantly related to the other Wik languages. In 1981 there were 86 speakers.

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Wik-Ngatharr
Wik-Alken
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityWik-Kalkan
Native speakers
(86 cited 1981)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3wik
Glottologwika1238
AIATSIS2Y51
ELPWik-Ngatharr

Wik-Ngatharr, or Wik-Alken (Wik-Elken), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngatharr people. It is a co-dialect with Wik-Ngathan, and more distantly related to the other Wik languages. In 1981 there were 86 speakers.1

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References

  1. Wik-Ngatharr at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Y51 Wik-Ngatharr at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies