WIM ISO 639-3
Wik-Mungkan
Wik-Mungknh Autonym
A language of Australia
- ISO 639
- wim
- Alternate Names
- Mungkañ, Munkan, Wik Munggan, Wik-Mungkana, Wik-Munkan
- Autonym
- Wik-Mungknh
- Population
- 1,050, all users. L1 users: 450 (2016 census), decreasing. L2 users: 600.
- Location:
- Queensland state: Aurukun to Edward river.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Paman, Middle Pama
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Children are learning it (2011). Most also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kugu-Muminh [xmh], Wik Ngathan [wig], Wikalkan [wik], Wik-Iiyanh [wij], Wikngenchera [wua].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1985.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wik-Mungkan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Queensland state: Aurukun to Edward river.
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