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Of
the
250
or
so
Aboriginal
languages
once
spoken
in
Australia,
two-thirds
are
extinct
or
moribund.
Coastal
languages
were
usually
the
first
to
go,
with
settlement
patterns
matching
patterns
of
extinction.
In
Western
Australia,
the
former
of
approximately
110
Aboriginal
languages,
45
were
presumed
extinct,
and
another
30
were
on
the
verge
of
extinction.
Wajuk,
the
original
language
of
Perth,
was
dead.
Nyungar,
the
language
of
the
southwestern
tip
of
the
continent,
was
gone.
Mirning,
the
language
of
Eucla,
had
disappeared
with
barely
a
trace.
Witjaari,
once
spoken
north
of
Wajuk,
was
now
a
ghost
language.
And
the
list
went
on.
I
had
come
to
a
land
of
linguistic
devastation.
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Of the 250 or so Aboriginal languages once spoken in Australia, two-thirds are extinct or moribund. Coastal languages were usually the first to go, with settlement patterns matching patterns of extinction. In Western Australia, the former of approximately 110 Aboriginal languages, 45 were presumed extinct, and another 30 were on the verge of extinction. Wajuk, the original language of Perth, was dead. Nyungar, the language of the southwestern tip of the continent, was gone. Mirning, the language of Eucla, had disappeared with barely a trace. Witjaari, once spoken north of Wajuk, was now a ghost language. And the list went on. I had come to a land of linguistic devastation.
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