Endangered Languages Project - Wik-Ngathana

Wik-Ngathana

^{[aka Wikngatara, Wik Ngathara, Wik Ngathana]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Wikngatara, Wik Ngathara, Wik Ngathana
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wig
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “"A pan-dialectal documentation of Wik-Ngathan and Wik-Ngatharr: Cape York Peninsula, Australia" HRELP Abstract” . Ashmore, Louise (2010)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Cape York Peninsula, Australia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: West coast of Cape York Peninsula

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<126
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 1981, 126 speakers were reported. The number of speakers is less now."

DATE OF INFO: 1981

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "There is pressure from the large neighbouring closely related lingua franca Wik-Munkan."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
130
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
126
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
130
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (Wurm and Hattori 1981)

PLACES: Australia;

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