Native to Australia | Native speakers 30 (2005) | |
Region Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Language family Pama–Nyungan
Paman
North Cape York
Wik
Kugu-Muminh Dialects Muminh
Uwanh
Mu'inh
Ugbanh
Yi'anh
Iiyanh ISO 639-3 Variously:
xmh – Kuku-Muminh
uwa – Kuku-Uwanh
xmq – Kuku-Mangk? (unattested)
xmp – Kuku-Mu’inh
ugb – Kuku-Ugbanh
wua – Kugu-Nganhcara
wij – Wik-Iiyanh | ||
Kugu-Muminh (Wik-Muminh), also known as Kugu- or Wik-Nganhcara (Wikngenchera), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by several of the Wik peoples. There are multiple dialects, only two of which are still spoken: Kugu-Muminh itself, and Kugu-Uwanh.
References
Kugu Nganhcara language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA