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| Tuone Udaina |
1898: The Dalmatian language becomes extinct as its last speaker Tuone Udaina (a k a Antonio Udina) accidentally steps on a land mine. He dies around 6:30 p.m. Fortunately, Udaina had acted as an informant prior to his death, but he was far from an ideal one—he was not technically a native speaker, had not used the language for 20 years, and was deaf and toothless.
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