Pakanha

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A language of Australia

ISO 639-3
pkn
Alternate Names
Bakanha, Pakanh
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the 1990s (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Queensland state: central Cape York peninsula, south of Coleman river.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Australian, Pama-Nyungan, Paman, Middle Pama
Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pakanha