Wikatinda

The Wikatinda were an indigenous Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula of northern Queensland. They were one of the Wik peoples, but their language is unattested.

Country

The Wikatinda were a small tribe whose territory, estimated by Norman Tindale to embrace some 200 square miles (520 km²), extended from the coastal area, south from the Archer River to a distance inland of roughly 8 miles.

People

By the writing of Tindale's writing (1974) he stated that the Wikatinda were "virtually extinct".

Alternative names

• Adinda
• Wik Tinda

Source: Tindale 1974, p. 188

Notes

Sources

• "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS. 14 May 2024.
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• Sutton, Peter (1979). Wik: Aboriginal society, territory and language at Cape Keerweer, Cape York Peninsula, Australia (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Queensland.
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• Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Wikatinda (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.