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
Glottolog	wika1239 (Wik proper); paka1251 (Pakanha); wikn1246 (Kugu-Muminh)
	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 languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:

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

This Australian Aboriginal languages-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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 * [[Wik-Me'nh language|Wik-Me'nh]]
 * [[Wik-Mungknh language|Wik-Mungknh]]
-* [[Wik-Ompoma language|Wik-Ompoma]] (Ambama)
+* [[Wik-Ompoma language|Wik-Ompoma]] (Ambama) †
-* [[Kugu-Muminh language|Kugu-Muminh]] (incl. [[Gugu Uwanh dialect]])
+* [[Kugu Nganhcara language|Kugu Nganhcara]] (incl. [[Gugu Uwanh dialect]]) †
-* [[Ayabadhu language|Ayabadhu]]
+* [[Ayabadhu language|Ayabadhu]] †
-* [[Pakanha language|Pakanha]]
+* [[Pakanha language|Pakanha]] †
 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.