Y48: Wik Ompom

AIATSIS code: 
Y48
AIATSIS reference name: 
Wik Ompom

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Name
Thesaurus heading language
Wik Ompom language Y48
Thesaurus heading people
Wik Ompom people Y48
ABN name
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ABS name
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Horton name
Wik (Wik-Ompom/Wikampama)
Ethnologue name
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ISO 639-3 code
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Tindale name
Wikampama
Tindale (1974)
Kokiala (name of a creek), Kokala.
O'Grady et al (1966)
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Glottocode
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Other sources
Wik-Ompoma [Sutton 1978]
Synonyms
Wik, Wik Ompom/Wikampama, Wikatinda, Wikampama, Wik Kalkan, Wik Ngathara, Wik Epa, Wikepa, Wik Meanha, Wikmean, Wiknatanja, Mimungkum, Wik Mungkana, Wiknantjara, Aiakampana, Ambama, Ampana Gambana, Kokala, Kokiala, Kookealla, Omban, Wik ompmam, Wik Ompon, Wik Ompoma
Comment
Comments: 
McConnel refers to the Wik-ampama (Y48) (Sharp: Kokiala) meeting with the Yinwum Y29, Kandyu Y44 and the (M)beiwum Y41 (of the Upper Watson River) on Merluna cattle station and Mein Telegraph Station (1939:57-59). This language is mentioned in Sutton (1978). Mbiywom and Wik Ompom (Y48) may refer to the same language.
References: 
  • McConnel, Ursula. c1939. Social organization of tribes of Cape York Peninsula. In Oceania; v.10, no.1 [54]-72.
  • Sutton, Peter. 1978. Wik: Aboriginal society, territory and language at Cape Keerweer, Cape York Peninsula, Australia, University of Queensland: PhD. (MS 1274).
  • Tindale, Norman B. 1974. Aboriginal tribes of Australia: their terrain, environmental controls, distribution, limits, and proper names. Berkeley: University of California Press/Canberra: Australian National University Press.
Status: 
Confirmed
Location
State / Territory: 
QLD
Location information: 
As in Tindale, Watson River area (Sutton 1978:37). Middle Archer River; north to Watson River (Tindale 1974).
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Tindale 1974
Programs
Activities: 
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People: 
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Indigenous organisations: 
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Speakers
Year Source Speaker numbers
1975Oates-
1984Senate-
1990Schmidt-
1996Census-
2001Census-
2004NILS1-
2005Estimate-
2006Census-
2011Census-
2014NILS2
2016Census-
2018-2019NILS3

Speaker numbers were measured differently across the censuses and various other sources listed in AUSTLANG. You are encouraged to refer to the sources.

Speaker numbers for ‘NILS 2004’ and ‘2005 estimate’ come from 'Table F.3: Numbers of speakers of Australian Indigenous languages (various surveys)' in 'Appendix F NILS endangerment and absolute number results' in McConvell, Marmion and McNicol 2005, pages 198-230 (PDF, 2.5MB).

Documentation
TypeDocumentation StatusDocumentation Score
Word listNone0
Text CollectionNone0
GrammarNone0
Audio-visual1 (kinship term)
Manuscript note: 
not available
Grammar: 
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Dictionary: 
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Classification
SourceFamilyGroupSub-groupNameRelationship
Ethnologue (2005)
Dixon (2002)
Wurm (1994)Pama-NyunganPamanWik-Ompoma
Walsh (1981)Pama-NyunganPamanMiddle PamaWik-Ompoma
Oates (1975)Pama-NyunganMiddle PamaAmbama
Wurm (1972)
O'Grady, Voegelin and Voegelin (1966)