WIJ ISO 639-3
Wik-Iiyanh
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- wij
- Alternate Names
- Wik Iyanh, Wik Iyanja
- Population
- 40 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
- Location:
- Queensland state: central Cape York peninsula, southwest of Coen.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Paman, Middle Pama
- Language Use
- Under pressure from Wik-Mungkan [wim] (Wurm 2007). Some young people, all adults. Many also use English [eng]. Also use Wik-Mungkan [wim].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Queensland state: central Cape York peninsula, southwest of Coen.
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