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What languages were spoken in Australia before white settlement?
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Before the white settlement settled in Australia the Aboriginals, spoke a wide range of languages. There was over 500 different languages spoken throughout the aboriginal tribes. Each tribe had their own language. Many of these languages were lost through time as European expansion meant the death of aboriginal culture.
The following is a list of current, viable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages still spoken in Australia. Only twenty of the languages are considered "strong", while the others are endangered.
1. Aboriginal English
2. Anjumarla
3. Arabana
4. Arrernta
5. Awabakal
6. Ayapathu
7. Bardi
8. Bunganditj
9. Bunuba
10. Dalabon
11. Darug
12. Dyirbal
13. Ganai/Kurnai
14. Garawa
15. Gooniyandi
16. Gumbaynggir
17. Gunggari
18. Gurindji
19. Guugu Yimithirr
20. Jagera/Yuragubul
21. Jaru
22. Jingulu
23. Jiwarli
24. Kala Lagaw Ya
25. Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay
26. Kaurna
27. Kayardild
28. Koko-Bera
29. Kriol, pidgins
30. Kukatja
31. Kuku Yalanji
32. Kutthung
33. Malyangapa
34. Marriammu
35. Martuthunira
36. Mawng
37. Meriam Mir
38. Murrinh-Patha
39. Narrungga
40. Ndjebbana
41. Ngadjon
42. Ngalakan
43. Ngarrindjeri
44. Ngiyampaa
45. Nhirrpi
46. Noongar
47. Nyangumarta
48. Paakantyi
49. Pakanh
50. Palawa Kani
51. Pitjantjatjara
52. Pitta Pitta
53. Tiwi
54. Tjapukai
55. Uw Oykangand
56. Wagiman
57. Wambaya
58. Wangkatha
59. Wardaman
60. Warlmanpa
61. Warlpiri
62. Warrungu
63. Waramungu
64. wemba Wemba
65. Wiradjuri
66. Yaegl
67. Yandrruwandha
68. Yanyuwa
69. Yindjibarndi
70. Yolngu
71. Yorta Yorta
72. Yugambeh
73. Yukulta
74. Yuwaalaraay
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Before white settlement, Indigenous Australian languages were spoken across the continent. There were over 250 distinct indigenous language groups, each with their own dialects, creating a rich linguistic diversity among Aboriginal communities. Today, efforts are being made to preserve and revitalize these languages.
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