Wik-Mungkan language
| Wik-Mungkan | |
|---|---|
| Wik-Mungknh | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
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Native speakers
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1,050 (2006 census) |
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Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | wikm1247 |
| AIATSIS | Y57 |
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.
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