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Wik Languages
The Wik languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of sixteen languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. This grouping was first proposed by R. M. W. Dixon. Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may have the prefix ''Wik-'' instead of ''Kugu-''. Wik Paach is not a Wik language despite its name. The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages: * Wik-Ngathan (incl. Wik-Ngatharr dialect) * Wik-Me'nh * Wik-Mungkan * Wik-Ompoma (Ambama) † * Kugu Nganhcara (incl. Gugu Uwanh dialect) † * Ayabadhu † * Pakanha † The Flinders Island language and Barrow Point language were apparently Wik. See also * Wik peoples * Wik Peoples v Queensland ''Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland''. (commonly known as the Wik decision) is a decision of the High Court of Australia delivered on 23 December 1996 on whether statutory leases extinguish native title rights. The court found that the stat ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, S.C. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognised and preserved for their global environmental significance. Although much of the peninsula remains pristine, with a diverse repertoire of endemic flora and fauna, some of its wildlife may be threatened by industry and overgrazing as well as introduced species and weeds.Mackey, B. G., Nix, H., & Hitchcock, P. (2001). The natural heritage significance of Cape York Peninsula. Retrieved 15 January 2008, froepa.qld.gov.au. The northernmost point of the peninsula is Cape York (). The land has been occupied by a number of Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wik-Me'nh Language
Wik-Me'nh is a Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ... References Wik languages Endangered indigenous Australian languages in Queensland {{ia-lang-stub pms:Lenga wik-ngathana sv:Wik-ngathana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wik Peoples V Queensland
''Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland''. (commonly known as the Wik decision) is a decision of the High Court of Australia delivered on 23 December 1996 on whether statutory leases extinguish native title rights. The court found that the statutory pastoral leases under consideration by the court did not bestow rights of exclusive possession on the leaseholder. As a result, native title rights could co-exist depending on the terms and nature of the particular pastoral lease. Where there was a conflict of rights, the rights under the pastoral lease would extinguish the remaining native title rights. The decision provoked a significant debate in Australian politics. It led to intense discussions on the validity of land holdings in Australia. Some political leaders criticised the court for being out of touch and for introducing uncertainty into Australian life. The Howard Government formulated a “10 point plan” to bring certainty to land ownership in Australia. This plan le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrow Point Language
The Barrow Point or Mutumui language, called ''Eibole'', is a recently extinct Australian Aboriginal language. According to Wurm and Hattori (1981), there was one speaker left at the time. Phonology Unusually among Australian languages, Barrow Point had at least two fricative phoneme In phonology and linguistics, a phoneme () is a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language. For example, in most dialects of English, with the notable exception of the West Midlands and the north-wes ...s, and . They usually developed from and , respectively, when preceded by a stressed long vowel, which then shortened. References * Further reading * John Haviland and Roger Hart'Old Man Fog and the Last Aborigines of Barrow Point , a novel about the efforts of Hart, a native of the Cape York peninsula, to record and preserve Barrow Point language and culture. Paman languages Extinct languages of Queensland Yalanjic languages {{ia-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders Island Language
Flinders Island is an extinct Australian aboriginal language spoken off the coast of Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by .... It is unconfirmed as a distinct language. The inhabitants of the island were the Aba Yalgayi. One of the last known speakers of the language was Johnny Flinders. Names The name ''Biyalgeyi'' have been used, but there is no evidence it refers to a language. ''Yalgawarra'' is a clan name. Notes Citations Sources * Extinct languages of Queensland Indigenous Australian languages in Queensland Languages extinct in the 2000s Paman languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakanha Language
Pakanha (Bakanha), or Ayabakan, is a nearly extinct Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. In 1981, there were 10 speakers of the language, originally spoken by the aboriginal Pakanha people in the central part of the Cape York Peninsula. Phonology Vowels Pakanha has 5 vowel qualities: Consonants Pakanha has 15 consonants In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are and pronounced with the lips; and pronounced with the front of the tongue; and pronounced wit ...: Vocabulary/Topical Index The following is a sample of words from a comparative wordlist/topical index produced by Philip Hamilton. The Pakanha words are accompanied by corresponding words from the distantly related Uw Olkola and Uw Oykangand languages: (P) = Pakanha, (Olk) = Uw Olkola, (Oyk) = Uw Oykangand. The Body: * Body ** (P) ** (Olk, Oyk) ** (Olk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayabadhu Language
Ayabadhu (''Ayapathu''), or Badhu, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Paman family spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of North Queensland, Australia by the Ayapathu people. The Ayabadhu language region includes the Cook Shire and the areas around Coen and Port Stewart. Verstraete and Rigsby (2015) determined that Ayabadhu and Yintyingka, spoken by the Yintyingka The Yintyingka, now extinct, were an Indigenous Australian people of central and eastern Cape York Peninsula. Language The Yintyingka language belonged to the Middle Paman language branch of the Pama-Nyungan language family, and was closely re ... and Lamalama and previously known as coastal Ayapathu, are closely related and dialects of the same language. They also found these dialects to be "structurally different" to Western Ayapathu. The name ''Yintjinggu''/''Jintjingga'' has been used for both Ayabadhu and the neighboring Umbindhamu language. Vocabulary Some words from the Ayabadhu lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gugu Uwanh Dialect
Kugu-Muminh (Wik-Muminh), also known as Kugu- or Wik-Nganhcara (Wikngenchera), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by several of the Wik peoples The Wik peoples are an Indigenous Australian group of people from an extensive zone on western Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, speaking several different languages. They are from the coastal flood plains bounding the Gulf of Carpentar .... There are multiple dialects, only two of which are still spoken: Kugu-Muminh itself, and Kugu-Uwanh. Phonology Kugu Nganhcara consonant inventorySmith, Ian, and Steve Johnson. “Kugu Nganhcara.” In ''Handbook of Australian Languages'', edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake, 5:357–507. Melbourne, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Kugu Nganhcara vowel inventory References Wik languages Endangered indigenous Australian languages in Queensland Severely endangered languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kugu Nganhcara Language
Kugu-Muminh (Wik-Muminh), also known as Kugu- or Wik-Nganhcara (Wikngenchera), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by several of the Wik peoples The Wik peoples are an Indigenous Australian group of people from an extensive zone on western Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, speaking several different languages. They are from the coastal flood plains bounding the Gulf of Carpentar .... There are multiple dialects, only two of which are still spoken: Kugu-Muminh itself, and Kugu-Uwanh. Phonology Kugu Nganhcara consonant inventorySmith, Ian, and Steve Johnson. “Kugu Nganhcara.” In ''Handbook of Australian Languages'', edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake, 5:357–507. Melbourne, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Kugu Nganhcara vowel inventory References Wik languages Endangered indigenous Australian languages in Queensland Severely endangered languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wik-Ompoma Language
Wik Ompom (Ambama) is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. Its name suggests it is one of the Wik languages The Wik languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of sixteen languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. This grouping was first proposed by R. M. W. Dixon. Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may ..., but typologically it is distinct.(1995) ''Country: aboriginal boundaries and land ownership in Australia'' References Wik languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wik-Mungkan Language
Wik-Mungkan, or ''Wik-Mungknh'', is a Paman language spoken on the northern part of Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by around 1,000 Wik-Mungkan people, and related peoples including the Wikalkan, Wik-Ngathana, Wikngenchera language groups. Wik Mungkan is healthier than most other languages on the peninsula, and is developing and absorbing other Aboriginal languages very quickly. Dixon thought there was a Wik-Iiyanh dialect, but it turned out to be the same as the Wik-Iiyanh dialect of Kugu Nganhcara. The English language has borrowed at least one word from Wik-Mungkan, that for the taipan, a species of venomous snake native to the region. In 1962, Marie Godfrey and Barbara Sayers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) started linguistic and translation work in the Wik-Mungkan language in Aurukun. They began a dictionary A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wik-Ngatharr Language
Wik-Ngatharr, or Wik-Alken (Wik-Elken), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngatharr people. It is a co-dialect with Wik-Ngathan, and more distantly related to the other Wik languages The Wik languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of sixteen languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. This grouping was first proposed by R. M. W. Dixon. Each of the Kugu-Muminh dialects may .... In 1981 there were 86 speakers. References Wik languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
