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Flinders Island language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Flinders Island language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Flinders Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is unconfirmed as a distinct language. The inhabitants of the island were the Aba Yalgayi.[2] There were 3 speakers reported in 1981.[3]
One of the last known speakers of the language was Johnny Flinders.[4]
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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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