Wik languages: Difference between revisions

Wik
Wik
Middle Paman
Geographic; distribution	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Ethnicity	Wik peoples
Linguistic classification	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Wik; ; ;
Subdivisions	Wik-Ngathan; Wik-Me'nh; Wik-Mungknh; Kugu-Muminh; Ayabadhu; Pakanha;
Language codes
	Wik languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)

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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] The Ethnologue classification is slightly different and some of the languages have other names.^[2]

The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:

Note that each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the prefix Wik- instead of Kugu-. Wik Paach is not a Wik language despite its name.

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 * [[Ayabadhu language|Ayabadhu]]
 * [[Pakanha language|Pakanha]]
-Note that each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the [[prefix]] ''Wik-'' instead of ''Kugu-''.
+Note that each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the [[prefix]] ''Wik-'' instead of ''Kugu-''. [[Wik Paach language|Wik Paach]] is not a Wik language despite its name.
 == See also ==