Kunjen language

Kunjen
Uw
Native toAustralia
RegionCape York Peninsula, Queensland
EthnicityNgundjan (Ogh-Undjan), Uw Oykangand, Olkola
Native speakers
2 (2005)
Dialects
  • Uw Oykangand
  • Uw Olkola
  • Ogh-Undjan
  • Kawarrang
  • Athina
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kjn  Oykangand
olk  Olkol
Glottologkunj1248
AIATSISY83 Kunjen (cover term), Y188 Kokiny, Y237 Athina
ELP
Kunjen is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kunjen, or Uw, is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Uw Oykangand, Olkola, and related Aboriginal Australian peoples. It is closely related to Kuuk Thaayorre, and perhaps Kuuk Yak.