The state of Australia's Indigenous languages – and how we can help people speak them more often
- Written by Jane Simpson, Chair of Indigenous Linguistics and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University
November 2016 (left to right) Seraine Namundja, Donna Nadjamerrek, Julie Narndal and Cheryl Nadjalaburnburn preparing a new course in Bininj Kunwok, an Indigenous language in the Northern Territory. Provided by Cathy Bow, Author provided
In 1788 there were between 300 and 700 Indigenous languages spoken across Australia by millions of people, as...