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. There are multiple dialects, only two of which are still spoken: Kugu-Muminh itself, and Kugu-Uwanh.
Kugu-Muminh | |
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Wik-Muminh | |
Native to | Australia |
Region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
Ethnicity | Kugu Nganhcara, Wik Iyanh |
Native speakers | 30 (2005)[1] |
Language family | Pama–Nyungan
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:xmh – Kuku-Muminhuwa – Kuku-Uwanhxmq – Kuku-Mangk? (unattested)xmp – Kuku-Mu’inhugb – Kuku-Ugbanhwua – Kugu-Nganhcarawij – Wik-Iiyanh |
Glottolog | kuku1287 Kukuwikn1246 Wikngencherawiki1239 Wik-Iiyanh |
AIATSIS[1] | Y59 |
ELP | |
![]() Wikngenchera is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Coordinates: 14°4′S 141°43′E |
Kugu Nganhcara consonant inventory[2]
Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Lamino-dental | Lamino-palatal | Dorso-velar | Glottal | |
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Voiceless Stop | p | t | th | c | k | ' |
Voiced Stop | b | d | dh | j | g | |
Nasal | m | n | nh | ny | ng | |
Lateral | l | |||||
Tap | r | |||||
Glide | w | y |
Kugu Nganhcara vowel inventory[2]
Front | Back | |
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High | i i: | u u: |
Mid | e e: | o o: |
Low | a a: |
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