History Of The Aboriginal Language
At the time of the white settlement there was estimated 250 distinct Indigenous Language in Australia. Over half of these languages no longer used. Many of those remaining are known to only a handful elders and face obvious extinction without urgent steps being taken to record these languages.
In remote areas of Australia, relative isolation from white influences has resulted in the continued use of the local languages. Even though the languages are quite different from each other, many Indigenous speakers are fluent in more than one, reflecting the interaction between different language groups and fluid boundaries.
Indigenous Australians are warning that the country's cultural heritage is at risk unless more is done to ensure the survival of Indigenous languages.
In remote areas of Australia, relative isolation from white influences has resulted in the continued use of the local languages. Even though the languages are quite different from each other, many Indigenous speakers are fluent in more than one, reflecting the interaction between different language groups and fluid boundaries.
Indigenous Australians are warning that the country's cultural heritage is at risk unless more is done to ensure the survival of Indigenous languages.
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