Wik-Ngathan language
| Wik-Ngathan | |
|---|---|
| Wik-Iinjtjenj | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Wiknatanja, Wik-Kalkan |
Native speakers | 3 (2016 census) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:wig – Wik Ngathanwik – Wikalkan |
| Glottolog | wikn1245 Wik-Ngathana |
| AIATSIS | Y54 Wik Ngathan, Y51 Wik Ngatharr |
| ELP | Wik-Ngathana |
Wik-Ngathan is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Coordinates: 13°52′S 141°31′E / 13.867°S 141.517°E | |
Wik-Ngathan, or Wik-Iinjtjenj (Wik-Iinychanya), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngathan people. It is closely related to the other Wik-Ngathan language, Wik-Ngatharr and more distantly to the other Wik languages. In 1981 there were 130 speakers.
A dictionary of Wik-Ngathan has been compiled by Peter Sutton.