Tommeginne language
Northern Tasmanian, or Tommeginne (Tommeeginnee), is an aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern.
| Tommeginne | |
|---|---|
| Northern Tasmanian | |
| Region | North-central coast of Tasmania |
| Ethnicity | Northern tribe of Tasmanians |
| Extinct | 19th century |
Northern–Western Tasmanian?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpv |
| Glottolog | Noneport1278 included |
| AIATSIS | T1 |
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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