Wik-Ngathana
Wik-Ngathana is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Australia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wik-Ngathan, or Wik-Iinjtjenj (Wik-Iinychanya), is a Paman language spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wik-Ngathan people. It is closely related to the other Wik-Ngathan language, Wik-Ngatharr and more distantly to the other Wik languages. In 1981 there were 130 speakers.
A dictionary of Wik-Ngathan has been compiled by Peter Sutton.
From Wikipedia · Wik-Ngathan language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wik-Ngathana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pam* | |
| name | namp* | |
| eye | tant* | |
| ear | pin* | |
| nose | ka* | |
| tooth | Namp* | |
| tongue | talp* | |
| hand | ma* | |
| blood | ke7* | |
| bone | minC* | |
| skin | pe7en* | |
| knee | oCeNan* | |
| breast | kuyeN* | |
| liver | kokem* | |
| water | ngak | |
| fire | tum* | |
| sun | puN* | |
| star | puNer* | |
| stone | kupiynm* | |
| tree | yuk* | |
| leaf | taleyn* | |
| night | Nowent* | |
| dog | ku7* | |
| fish | keyNk* | |
| louse | wilel* | |
| one | tenenem* | |
| two | pulenam* | |
| I | Nay* | |
| you | nunt* | |
| we | Nampel* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Wik-MungkanPama-Nyungan26% alike
- Kuku-UwanhPama-Nyungan24% alike
- ThayorePama-Nyungan23% alike
- Yir-YorontPama-Nyungan17% alike
- Kuuku-Ya'uPama-Nyungan15% alike
- Yintyinka-AyabadhuPama-Nyungan14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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