Peter Salmon, last speaker of endangered Thiinma language, travels through WA to teach it
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years old and the last speaker of the Thiinma language.
Key points:
Thiinma is a critically endangered language and Peter Salmon is its last native speaker
Mr Salmon embarked on a two-week trip to the remote Upper Gascoyne region of his childhood
The aim of the trip was for the Thiinma language to be recorded, shared and spoken