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There are many words for kangaroo in the Australian aboriginal language. The Aborigines of Australia had over 250 languages between their 600+ cultural groups prior to European settlement.The most commonly known word is gangurru. It is the word from which "kangaroo" is derived.
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5words loser there was over 200-330 aboriginal languages before the first European settlement
No, Aboriginal peoples across Australia spoke a variety of languages. There were over 250 distinct language groups, each with their own unique language. These languages varied greatly in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
There is no single language known as aboriginal. There were around 500-600 different aboriginal languages in Australia prior to European settlement. To see a list of the different known aboriginal dialects, go to the related link below.
There were originally around 250 aboriginal language groups in Australia, so there would have been many different words for the kangaroo. The most commonly known word is gangurru.
There are over 300,000 languages in the world. Many are of aboriginal tribes that very very few people know the language. 300,000
It is estimated that there were between 500 and 600 Aboriginal groups and different languages around the time the first European settlers arrived.
When the white people came to Australia in the 1780s, there were between 500 and 700 different aboriginal groups.
There are many aboriginal dialects. In the language of the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people, who populate the area where the thorny devil is mostly found, the thorny devil is known as Ngiyari.
The name "Ballina" is believed to mean "place of many oysters" in the local indigenous language.