Draft:List of extinct languages of Oceania

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This is a list of extinct languages of Oceania, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant. The languages listed are spoken in the Cape York Peninsula, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, the Solomon Islands, South Australia, Tasmania, Tonga, Victoria and Western Australia.

Cape York

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New Caledonia

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New South Wales

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New Zealand

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Northern Territory

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Papua New Guinea

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Queensland

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Solomon Islands

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South Australia

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Tasmania

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Language/dialect Family Date of extinction Ethnic Group(s) Notes
Bruny Island Tasmanian Eastern Tasmanian 8 May 1876 Bruny tribe
Flinders Island lingua franca Eastern-Northeastern Tasmanian based creole 1905 Tasmanians
Nuenonne Eastern Tasmanian 19th century Bruny tribe
Paredarerme Oyster Bay and Big River tribes
Peerapper Western Tasmanian Northwestern Tasmanian tribe
Port Sorell Northern Tasmanian Northern Tasmanian tribes
Pyemmairre Northeastern Tasmanian Northeastern Tasmanian and Ben Lomond tribes
Tommeginne Northern Tasmanian Northern Tasmanian tribes
Toogee Western Tasmanian? Toogee
Tyerrernotepanner Northeastern Tasmanian North Midlands Tasmanian tribes

Tonga

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Vanuatu

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Victoria

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Western Australia

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See also

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References

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