Aboriginal Language

Some articles on aboriginal language, languages, language:

Kumbainggar Language - Revitalization
... Muurrbay and Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre (MRALC) supports Aboriginal language revitalization through activities that include - Providing access to ... - Recording languages wherever possible, and assisting with access to archival materials, providing a regional storage base for these materials ... - Producing language materials such as dictionaries or wordlists, grammars, learner’s guides, transcriptions and translations ...
Kurrama Language
... Kurrama is an Australian Aboriginal language ... It is one of the Ngayarda languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family ... The language name has also previously been written as Kurama, Gurrama, Gurama (amongst others) ...
Languages Of Canada - Non-official Languages That Are Unique To Canada - Aboriginal Languages
... Canada is home to a rich variety of indigenous languages that are spoken nowhere else ... There are 11 Aboriginal language groups in Canada, made up of more than 65 distinct languages and dialects ... Two of Canada's territories give official status to native languages ...

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