Endangered Languages Project - Wik-Mungkan

Wik-Mungkan

^{[aka Wik-Munkan, Wik-Mungkhn, Munkan]}

Classification: Pama-Nyungan

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Wik-Munkan, Wik-Mungkhn, Munkan, Wik Mungkan, Wik Mimungkum, Wik-Mungkana, Wikmunkan, Mimungkum, Munkanj, Munkanu, Monkanu, Munggano, Wikmungkan, Wikmungken, Wik Mongkan, Wik Monkan, Wik-Mungken, Wik-Mongken, Munggan, Mungkañ, Wik-Mungkanha, Mungkanhu, Wik Munkan
CLASSIFICATION		Pama-Nyungan, Paman
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wim
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,060
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2006

MORE ON VITALITY

"Children are learning it (2011). Some also use English"

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Queensland, Edward river to Aurukun"

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1990

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
840
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: 1996 census

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Australia;

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1030
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
400
CHILDREN
50
YOUNG ADULTS
300
OLDER ADULTS
200
ELDERS
80

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Data gathered in comparison to other years suggests that speaker numbers are declining."

PLACES: Queensland, Australia

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

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