Extinct 19th century | ISO 639-3 None (mis) | |
Region region of Little Swanport, eastern Tasmania Ethnicity Oyster Bay tribe of Tasmanians Language family Eastern Tasmanian
Oyster Bay
Little Swanport Glottolog None
oyst1235 (Oyster Bay + Little Swanport) | ||
Little Swanport Tasmanian is an aboriginal language of Tasmania in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern. It was spoken near the modern town of Little Swanport on the east coast. Dixon & Crowley had noted that it appeared to be distinct, but were not sure if it constituted a separate language from other word lists collected near Oyster Bay.
The Little Swanport language is attested in a list of 211 words collected by George Augustus Robinson.
References
Little Swanport language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA