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Did Australian aborigines speak English

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/2/2023

When the English came to Australia the people that inhabited Australia did not speak English. As a matter of fact there are still places in Australia where English is not their first language.

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∙ 15y ago

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How do you count to ten in Australian?

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.

How can you spell aborriganese?

The word in English applied to native tribes is "aborigines". It is usually capitalized Aborigines when applied to the indigenous Australian peoples.

What language do they speak in Australian?

English

When did the Australian government apologize to the Australian Aborigines?

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially apologised to the Stolen Generations of Australian Aborigines on 13 February 2008.

Is it true that all aborigines in Australia speak the same language?

There are many different Aboriginal languages, however most aboriginals speak English as well and many of them only speak English

How do you count one through five in Australian?

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.

What year did the australian aborigines civilisation begin?

Australian Aborigines are not a civilization, they are a people native to the Australian mainland including the island of Tasmania. It is widely believed that the first Aborigines migrated to Australia over 40,000 years ago.

Who built the MCG?

The Australian aborigines

How do you say enjoy your time in Australian?

Same-they speak English there.

How do you say cat in Australian?

Um...Australian isn't a language. They speak English, so 'cat'.

How many people speak Australian?

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.

How do you say hows it going in Australian?

Exactly how you say it in english

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