Wik Elken
The Wik Elken, or Wik-Ngatharr, were an indigenous Australian people, one of the Wik tribes of the Cape York Peninsula of the state of Queensland.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 , and, according to Norman Tindale had tribal lands of approximately 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, rarther than an ethnonym, and signified 'my language'. McConnel realized her error shortly before her death, and notified Tindale of the oversight.- Wik-ngatara,
- Wik Alkän.
- Wikkalkin.
- Wik-nätara.
- Algan.
- Ngadara.
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