Alf Palmer

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Alf Palmer (c.Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".–1981), or Script error: No such module "Lang". in the Warrongo language, was the last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrongo.[1] 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.[1] 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 it down properly."[2]

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