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Language revitalisation and reclaimation at the West Kimberley Language Gathering
Manage episode 426209827 series 5390
Before colonisation, more than 250 languages were used across Australia.
Now, only 40 Indigenous languages are still spoken fluently.
Without intervention, that number will continue to drop.
Bart Pigram, Vincent McKenzie and Samantha Armstrong sit down to discuss how they’re strengthening language in their communities.
289 episodes
Manage episode 426209827 series 5390
Before colonisation, more than 250 languages were used across Australia.
Now, only 40 Indigenous languages are still spoken fluently.
Without intervention, that number will continue to drop.
Bart Pigram, Vincent McKenzie and Samantha Armstrong sit down to discuss how they’re strengthening language in their communities.
289 episodes
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