Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Flinders Island |
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Region | Flinders Island, Queensland |
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Ethnicity | Aba Yalgayi |
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Extinct | ca. 2000 |
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ISO 639-3 | fln |
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Glottolog | flin1247 |
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AIATSIS[2] | Y67 |
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ELP | Flinders Island |
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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.
Names
The name Biyalgeyi have been used, but there is no evidence it refers to a language. Yalgawarra is a clan name.[2]
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Citations
Sources
- 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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