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This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages.Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. . Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond En
In 2019 the Royal Australian Mint issued a 50-cent coin to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages which features 14 different words for "money" from Australian Indigenous languages. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] The coin was designed by Aleksandra Stokic in consultation with Indigenous language custodian groups.
Note: As "Australian Aboriginal" is not a distinct language, but rather a collective term for a large group of languages, this category is useful as a holding place for all words with an origin in the different Aboriginal languages.
Wardaman language [1] 50 (1983 Black) Severely endangered WA Warlmanpa language: 50 [6] Warlpiri language [1] 2500 Vulnerable Warluwara language: 3 [6] Warnman language, Wanman language [1] 20 (1973 SIL) Severely endangered Warrgamay language: 3 [6] Warrungu language: Warrangu, Warrango Qld Warrwa language: Warwa, Warwar 2 (2001 McGregor) WA ...
Ngunnawal/Ngunawal and Gundungurra are Australian Aboriginal languages, ... [50 ] Walga Hawk [51] ... More words are compiled online in The Wiradyuri and Other ...
Most Australian Aboriginal languages have three- or five-vowel systems, and these form the substrate for Aboriginal English vowel pronunciations, especially in more basilectal accents. More basilectal varieties tend to merge a number of vowels, up to the point of merging all Australian English vowels into the three or five vowels of a given ...
Where word lists and written records were made after colonisation, they were often compiled by amateurs with no linguistic training, [10] there are many variations of spelling and knowledge of the grammar of some languages may be limited without fluent speakers. [11] The New South Wales Aboriginal Languages Act 2017 became law on 24 October ...
The names for the two groups are based on their respective words for 'come/go.' [5] Pitjantjatjara is a relatively healthy Aboriginal language, with children learning it. It is taught in some Aboriginal schools. The literacy rate for first language speakers is 50–70%; and is 10–15% for second-language learners.