Wik | |
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Middle Paman | |
Ethnicity | Wik peoples |
Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan |
Subdivisions |
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | wika1239 (Wik proper)paka1251 (Pakanha) wikn1246 (Kugu-Muminh) |
Wik languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) |
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]
Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the prefix Wik- instead of Kugu-. Wik Paach is not a Wik language despite its name.
The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:
The Flinders Island language and Barrow Point language were apparently Wik.