Alf Palmer
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alf-palmer-203-18113660
title:
Alf Palmer
text:
Alf Palmer, or Jinbilnggay in the Warrongo language, was the last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrongo. He lived in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He worked together with linguists Drs. Tasaku Tsunoda from Japan and Peter Sutton from Sydney, Australia, to preserve his language. He was anxious for his language to be preserved and repeatedly told Tsunoda, "I'm the last one to speak Warrungu. When I die, this language will die. I'll teach you everything I know, so put i
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Last known speaker of Warrungu
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Palmer
date created:
2004-06-10T11:52:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:47:14Z
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