ISO 639-3 · wigwig
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Wik-Ngathan
Wik-Ngathan is a language of the Wik branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wig- Glottocode
wikn1245- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wik-Ngathan |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wik-Ngathana, Wik-Ngathan language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Wik-Ngathan
The branches above Wik-Ngathan, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National