Tommeginne language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tommeginne |
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| Northern Tasmanian | |
| Region | North-central coast of Tasmania |
| Ethnicity | Northern tribe of Tasmanians |
| Extinct | 19th century |
| Language family |
Northern–Western Tasmanian?
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| AIATSIS | T1 |
Northern Tasmanian, or Tommeginne (Tommeeginnee), is an aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern.
Northern Tasmanian is attested from word lists collected on Flinders Island by Joseph Milligan and published in 1857 & 1859. One, labeled "northwest tribes", contains 268 words; the other, labeled "western tribes", contains 369.
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