Wik Elken facts for kids
The Wik Elken (Wik-Kalkan), or Wik-Ngatharr, were an indigenous Australian people, one of the Wik tribes of the Cape York Peninsula of the state of Queensland.
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Language
The Wik-Kalkan language belonged to the Wik language group.
Country
The Wik-Kalkan lay north of the Wikepa, along the coast north of Cape Keerweer, and, according to Norman Tindale had tribal lands of approximately 300 square miles (780 km2) in extent.
People
The Wik-Kalkan has been described under the name of Wikngatara by Ursula McConnel in various papers. This term actually was a language name, rather than an ethnonym, and signified 'my language'. McConnel realized her error shortly before her death, and notified Tindale of the oversight.
Alternative names
- Wik-ngatara, (erroneous term)
- Wik Alkän.
- Wikkalkin.
- Wik-nätara.
- Algan.
- Ngadara.
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