Ethnicity Wik peoples | ||
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Linguistic classification Pama–NyunganPamanNorth Cape YorkWik Subdivisions Wik-NgathanWik-Me'nhWik-MungknhKugu-MuminhAyabadhuPakanha Glottolog wika1239 (Wik proper)paka1251 (Pakanha)wikn1246 (Kugu-Muminh) | ||
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.
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.
References
Wik languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA