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English is the main language spoken in Tasmania, just like the rest of Australia. However, you might hear some people speaking Aboriginal languages or other languages like Mandarin or Italian. So, to sum it up: English is the big cheese, but you might catch a few other languages floating around the island.
Antony Van Diemen's Land, later shortened to Van Diemen's Land and changed in 1856 to honour Tasman, the first European discoverer.
Tthe indigenous people of Australia used this language. It was specific to the Sydney area.
The original Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had their own language, long before Europeans ever stepped foot on the country. There were easily 250 or more aboriginal dialects in Australia.
Australian Aboriginal people don't have an official language and neither does Australia. For the languages of Australia, click here.
Truganini is believed to have been the last full-bloodedAborigine of Tasmania. While she died in 1876, this did not signal the end of Tasmanian Aborigines altogether (just the full blooded ones), as there are estimated to be some 10,000 people with Aboriginal heritage still living in Tasmania.
There are over 300,000 languages in the world. Many are of aboriginal tribes that very very few people know the language. 300,000
The Aboriginal people speak Anangu and English is also widely spoken.
There are many aboriginal dialects. In the language of the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, who populate the area where the thorny devil is mostly found, the thorny devil is known as Ngiyari.
There is no single language known as aboriginal. There were around 500-600 different aboriginal languages in Australia prior to European settlement. To see a list of the different known aboriginal dialects, go to the related link below.
The Undumbi/Undanbi people who are part of the Gubbi Gubbi language group.
The word "woomera" comes from the Dharug language of the Eora people of the Sydney basin. A woomera is a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device.