Flinders Island is an extinct Australian aboriginal language spoken off the coast of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It is unconfirmed as a distinct language. The inhabitants of the island were the
Aba Yalgayi
ABA may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
Broadcasting
* Alabama Broadcasters Association, United States
* Asahi Broadcasting Aomori, Japanese television station
* Australian Broadcasting Authority
Education
* Académie des Beaux- ...
.
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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.[
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Citations
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Extinct languages of Queensland
Indigenous Australian languages in Queensland
Languages extinct in the 2000s
Paman languages
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