Talk:Australian Aboriginal languages
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[edit]I will be adding more languages and creating new pages via links. Imperialguy
Absence noticed: Can't find Ngunnawal / Gundungurra in the languages list. Possibly because ACT is absent from states list (sits on Ngunnawal land) but I don't have the background to confirm. Can someone with the right knowledge address this please SlinkySeahorse (talk) 08:23, 21 April 2020 (UTC)SlinkySeahorse
- The only language list on the page is of languages with speakers in the section "Living Aboriginal Languages", and as neither Ngunnawal nor Gundungurra have speakers they shouldn't be on that list. I was wondering if you meant List of Australian Aboriginal languages? But both languages are included there as well. Which list do you mean? Dougg (talk) 23:54, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- I wasn't certain whether there were speakers, thanks for directing me to the list. Just did some further reading. Would be keen to find out a timeline so Ngunnawal / Gundungurra can be added to List of languages by time of extinction SlinkySeahorse (talk) 03:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)SlinkySeahorse
- Thanks, I hadn't noticed that page before! Ngunnawal probably lost its last speakers in the first half of the 20th century, maybe the first couple of decades. This is evidenced by the fact that R.H. Mathews published a brief description in 1904 after working with speakers in the 1890s. I don't know when Gandangara would have lost its last speakers, but likely to have been a similar timeframe as Mathews & Everett published a description of the language from work also in the 1890s. Dougg (talk) 06:38, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Gunwinyguan spelling
[edit]The spelling Gunwiñguan is highly unusual. Australian language names are not transcribed with ñ, ny or ng in its place. Imperialguy
- Should be ny. kwami
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Australia
[edit]What is Australias language 2600:1004:A010:4980:556:5931:1A0F:3AD3 (talk) 18:44, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
- Australia does not have an official language, although English is by far the most commonly spoken. See Languages of Australia. HiLo48 (talk) 22:42, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
National Indigenous Language Survey data - does anyone have this?
[edit]People keep editing this list of languages and now the numbers provided don't add up. Also, I can't actually see from the most recent survey (NILS3?) what the lists of languages and speakers actually are. Can someone please provide this information? Otherwise the list, which is already inaccurate, is just going to be edited continually without reference to sources and risk becoming more inaccurate. Ikuzaf (talk) 08:04, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
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