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| Pyemmairre | |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Tasmanian | |
| Region | North-eastern corner of Tasmania |
| Ethnicity | Northeastern and Ben Lomond tribes of Tasmanians |
| Extinct | 19th century |
Northeastern Tasmanian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpb |
| Glottolog | benl1235 |
| AIATSIS[1] | T7 Ben Lomond, T9 Cape Portland, T14 Piper River |
Northeastern Tasmanian, or Pyemmairre, is an Aboriginal language of Tasmania.
It is identified in the reconstruction of Claire Bowern.[2] It was spoken in the northeastern corner of the island.
Northeastern Tasmanian is attested from three word lists of Charles Robinson and George Augustus Robinson: From Cape Portland (366 words), Ben Lomond (195 words), and Pipers River (126 words).[3] Bowern also includes the language of the Port Dalrymple vocabulary (125 words) collected by J.-P. Gaimard in the Tamar River region of the North Midlands; however, it is divergent, and Dixon & Crowley consider it to be a distinct language.[4]
The name Pyemmairre may not include the highland people of Ben Lomond, for which Plangermaireener ("Plangamerina") has been used.
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