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Aborigines of Victoria: With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

Smyth, Robert Brough

 
9781108006576: Aborigines of Victoria: With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics)

Synopsis

A useful source of information about Australian Aboriginal languages, compiled in the 1870s.

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Book Description

The second volume of this 1878 compilation focuses on Australian Aboriginal languages, comparing the dialects and vocabularies of different regions. The book also includes nine essays by European settlers on a range of anthropological topics, and a final chapter outlines the customs and characteristics of the Aborigines of Tasmania.

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