Norman Tasmanian language
A variety of aboriginal Tasmanian attested in a manuscript nicknamed the "Norman" vocabulary is identified as a distinct language in the reconstructions of Claire Bowern.[1] The list of 386 words was recorded in Sorell, Tasmania in the 19th century by one Charles Sterling.[2] The language was presumably spoken somewhere in the northeast of Tasmania, but the original location of the speakers was not recorded.
| "Norman" | |
|---|---|
| Region | Unidentified location in northeastern Tasmania |
| Ethnicity | Unidentified tribe of Tasmanians |
| Extinct | 19th century |
Northeastern Tasmanian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
References
- Claire Bowern, September 2012, "The riddle of Tasmanian languages", Proc. R. Soc. B, 279, 4590–4595, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1842
- Bowern (2012), supplement
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