[PDF] aboriginal languages in western australia

There are more than 60 Aboriginal languages1 in Western Australia including 50 languages spoken by 10 or more Aboriginal people. These include Aboriginal English, a dialect of Standard English, and various Kriol languages2, the Creole languages of Australia.
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  • How many Aboriginal languages are in Australia?

    In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including 800 dialects. Each language is specific to a particular place and people. In some areas like Arnhem Land, many different languages are spoken over a small area. In other areas, like the huge Western Desert, dialects of one language are spoken.

  • How many language groups are there in Western Australia?

    Western Australia is home to people of many cultures – in fact our State is one of the most culturally diverse places in Australia. Around 240 languages are spoken in Western Australia.

  • Is Western Australia Aboriginal?

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.3% of the Western Australian (WA) population [1]. Almost 13% of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in WA [2].
  • With approximately 7.5 thousand recorded speakers, the Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) language is the most spoken Indigenous language in Australia in 2021, and is spoken primarily in Bamaga and Surrounds, TRAWQ (Thursday Island), and Port Kennedy (Thursday Island).
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