palawa kani
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A constructed language created as a composite of the now-extinct Tasmanian Indigenous languages.
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Alternative letter-case form of palawa kani.
name
Alternative letter-case form of palawa kani.
Example Sentences
- "Capitalization of proper nouns is not a feature of the Tasmanian language palawa kani."
- "When Wikimedia legal counsel Michelle Paulson wrote that the palawa kani Wikipedia page would help strengthen and spread the language, Reynolds was angered by what she saw as the foundation’s refusal to accept another worldview that didn't see this as a benefit."
- "Kunanyi means ‘mountain’ in palawa kani, a constructed composite of original Tasmanian Aboriginal languages."
- "Since the 1990s, Tasmanian Aboriginal people including Theresa Sainty, Jenny Longey and June Sculthorpe have worked to restore language to their community. palawa kani^([sic]) has been built from words and songs passed down Aboriginal families as well as phrases and words recorded in colonial documents. It is a composite language that has been embraced by some, but not all, Tasmanian Aboriginal people."
- "The TAC is not keen on non-Aboriginal users appropriating the language. It complained (unsuccessfully) to Wikipedia, protesting against it publishing an entry on Palawa kani. Its claim is that 'policies determining Aboriginal language use are based on the principle of Aboriginal control'."