What was the original name of Tasmania?
Correct answer: Lutriwita
Player #4209348Roths
here's to the Tasmanian Devil
odelotj
Awesome, another place loses its name to colonialism, yeah, let's name it after the European who found it, nevermind all the people that were already there
Samualviv Mulleese
Player #4209348Roths, unfortunately it appears that the tassie devil will go extinct because they are genetically too close and two virulent forms of cancer are destroying them
Canadagirl
Great info once again. Thanks
* Seshati *
Player #4209348Roths, & the poor old now extinct tassie tiger thanks to humans.
shonny
CedarAus, what about the aboriginal name?
Amberr
odelotj, bless you for this comment.
SpookyPossum
how cool to learn this!
KernowKitty
Capital Launceston. I live in Launceston, Cornwall, UK.
Player #35987996
odelotj, ditto
Spanner88
correct spelling of my country is lutruwita
Pakistan
thanks again for this great info
GratefulLabyrinth891
How can you discover a land when people are all ready living there for 35, 000 years? Just saying.
Player #3833664
Original name hard to pronounce
Player #3767427
3917525 Greg/nsw, best or beast
UP THE BLUES
Been hanging out for one for so long I'm as dry as a dead dingo's donger.
Nearlyfit
there's been quite a few