Prior to European settlement of Australia, there were 250 indigenous languages spoken in Australia. Today, there are 145 aboriginal languages spoken in Australia, and of these 110 are listed as "critically endangered".
At present, there are something more than 200 Aboriginal languages being used in Australia and, of these, fewer than 20 are considered to be strong, or used on a regular daily basis by a sizeable group of speakers.
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.
The related question also lists current languages spoken.
Linguists believe there have been as many as 600 different indigenous languages in Australia, with more than 1000 dialects, today there are less than 300 known languages.
Here is a list of 266 aboriginal languages spoken in Australia (including about 100 whose current status is unknown). This list does not include 16 aboriginal sign languages which are listed toward the bottom. Some of these languages are so heavily influenced by English and other languages, that they are now considered creoles:
Here is a list of aboriginal sign languages. Most are endangered. Some may be extinct:
Australian Aborigines can speak up to 250 languages. I'm not sure what all of them are since most of them aren't in use anymore (only 15 are in use as of 2012)
Most Australians speak English, though there are a few Italians, Greeks etc who don't speak English. There are also many languages used by the aborigines.
There are many different Aboriginal languages, however most aboriginals speak English as well and many of them only speak English
There is no specific number of people who speak "Australian" as a language. Australian English is the official language of Australia and is spoken by the majority of the population, along with various indigenous languages and immigrant languages.
1,2,3,4,5 Australians speak English, although maybe with an accent. Unless you're talking about Aborigines, the indigenous of Australia. Then I can't help you there. Most Aborigines are well versed in English and use the same counting system. In their own culture, there is no concept of specific numbering, so there are no words for counting in any of their many languages.
Australian aborigines these days live much like anybody else in that country. Many of them live together in small communities throughout the country.
They don't actually speak different languages; they just speak different variations of the same language. The variations differ depending on where they are from, just like in China you can speak Mandarin or Cantonese depending on which part of China you came from.
How many languages did general Douglas MacArthur speak?
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.
He can speak 43 different languages! he is AMAZING!
she can speak 2 languages spanish and english
8 LANGUAGES
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