Flinders Island language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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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]
| Flinders Island | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Flinders Island, Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Aba Yalgayi |
| Extinct | c. 2000 |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fln |
| Glottolog | flin1247 |
| AIATSIS[2] | Y67 |
| ELP | Flinders Island |
One of the last known speakers of the language was Johnny Flinders.[4]
Names
The name Biyalgeyi have been used, but there is no evidence it refers to a language. Yalgawarra is a clan name.[2]
