| Wik | |
|---|---|
| Middle Paman | |
| Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula,Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Wik peoples |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan |
| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | wika1239 (Wik proper)paka1251 (Pakanha) wikn1246 (Kugu-Muminh) |
 Wik languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
TheWik languages are a subdivision of thePaman languages consisting of sixteenlanguages, all spoken on theCape York Peninsula ofQueensland,Australia. This grouping was first proposed byR. M. W. Dixon.[1]
Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have theprefixWik- instead ofKugu-.Wik Paach is not a Wik language despite its name.
The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:
TheFlinders Island language andBarrow Point language were apparently Wik.
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