Palawa languages
E881514
Palawa languages are the traditional Aboriginal languages of the Palawa people of Tasmania, many of which are being reconstructed and revitalized after severe disruption during colonization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian languages
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Tasmanian languages ⓘ endangered languages ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Black War in Tasmania
NERFINISHED
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British colonization of Tasmania ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Palawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus |
difficult to classify genetically
ⓘ
poorly attested ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Palawa identity
ⓘ
connection to Country ⓘ transmission of traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| currentUse | second-language use by Palawa community members ⓘ |
| documentationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
George Augustus Robinson
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ other colonial recorders ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Bruny Island language
ⓘ
Northern Tasmanian language varieties ⓘ North‑eastern Tasmanian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ North‑western Tasmanian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyster Bay language NERFINISHED ⓘ South‑eastern Tasmanian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ South‑western Tasmanian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ palawa kani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Van Diemen's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOfColonization |
language shift to English
ⓘ
severe disruption of intergenerational transmission ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Australian Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod |
archival research
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community consultation ⓘ comparative linguistics ⓘ historical wordlists ⓘ |
| revitalizationLedBy | Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
extinct as first languages
ⓘ
subject to revitalization ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates about classification and number of original languages
ⓘ
language revitalization projects ⓘ linguistic research on Tasmanian languages ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-colonial Tasmania ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
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cultural revitalization ⓘ education programs ⓘ place naming in Tasmania ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (reconstructed orthographies) ⓘ |
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