We are on the brink of losing Indigenous languages in Australia – could schools save them?
- Written by Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in Linguistics, Curtin University
Of the world’s 7,000 languages, it is estimated 50% to 90% will no longer be spoken in the next 50 to 100 years. The majority under threat are languages spoken by Indigenous peoples around the world: one is lost every two weeks.
One of the world’s fastest rates of language loss is in Australia. Indigenous languages in Australia...
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