yes

Prior to European settlement of Australia, there were 250 indigenous languages spoken in Australia. Today, there are 145 aboriginal languages spoken in Australia, and of these 110 are listed as "critically endangered".

Meriki is an Australian aboriginal name that means night bird

Of the estimated nine languages spoken by the Australian Tasmanian Aborigines, none survive. As a whole, the Tasmanian aboriginal languages were called the Palawa.

Justine Kenyon has written:

'The Aboriginal word book' -- subject(s): Australian languages, Glossaries, vocabularies, Tasmanian languages