Native to Australia ISO 639-3 wim | Native speakers 1,050 (2006 census) Glottolog wikm1247 | |
Region Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Language family Pama–Nyungan
Paman
North Cape York
Wik
Wik-Mungkan | ||
Wik-Mungkan, or Wik-Mungknh, is a Paman language spoken on the northern part of Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Mungkan people.
Dixon thought there was a Wik-Iiyanh dialect, but it turned out to be the same as the Wik-Iiyanh dialect of Kugu Nganhcara.
The English language has borrowed at least one word from Wik-Mungknh, that for the taipan, a species of venomous snake native to the region.
A dictionary of Wik-Mungknh has been compiled by Christine Kilham.
References
Wik Mungkan language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA