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Flinders Island language

Flinders Island
RegionFlinders Island, Queensland
EthnicityAba Yalgayi
Extinctca. 2000
Language codes
ISO 639-3fln
Glottologflin1247
AIATSIS[2]Y67
ELPFlinders Island

Flinders Island is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is unconfirmed as a distinct language. The inhabitants of the island were the Aba Yalgayi.[2]

One of the last known speakers of the language was Johnny Flinders.[3]

Names

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The name Biyalgeyi have been used, but there is no evidence it refers to a language. Yalgawarra is a clan name.[2]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
  2. ^ a b c Y67 Flinders Island at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ Langton 2012, p. 179.

Sources

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  • Langton, Marcia (2012). "The Diaspora and the Return: History and Memorty in Cape York Peninsula, Australia". In Hendry, Joy; Fitznor, Laara (eds.). Anthropologists, Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour: Seeking Bridges Towards Mutual Respect. Routledge. pp. 171–184. ISBN 978-1-136-33115-2.


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