Indigenous Language Groups
Access a map of the major tribal language groups in indigenous australia.
Indigenous language groups. Indigenous languages of the americas are spoken by indigenous peoples from alaska nunavut and greenland to the southern tip of south america encompassing the land masses that constitute the americas these indigenous languages consist of dozens of distinct language families as well as many language isolates and unclassified languages. Languages of the australian aborigines l e. Encourage the students to. Title culture spread levels of literacy geographical spread more.
It was and is common to find aboriginal people with many languages or tongues not just from their own area but neighbouring language groups. Gunditjmara comprises the following language groups dhauwurd wurrung wooloowoorroong kee woorroong koornkopanoot peek woorroong keerray woorroong tyakoort woorroong and gadubanud tribe a tribe in the aboriginal context is a group of people related by genealogy a common language and occupying or traditionally occupying a recognised area of country. The aiatsis map serves as a visual reminder of the richness and diversity of aboriginal and torres strait islander australia. Languages of australia extensive listing of languages including indigenous languages.
In order to function within a large language group which may have many dialects. The gambay indigenous language map has been provided to the abc courtesy of first languages australia fla. Indigenous languages are spoken widely and are official languages in nunavut and the northwest territories while the yukon recognizes the significance of the indigenous languages of the territory. Identify where an indigenous language group comes from.
Trade and travel across. Recognise the vast number of indigenous language groups in australia. Display and discuss slides 10 11 of the original inhabitants powerpoint. Most aboriginal people could name a number of groups of which they are members each group being defined in terms of different criteria and often with much overlap.
It was created in 1996 as part of the encyclopaedia of aboriginal australia project and attempts to show language social or nation groups based on published sources available up to 1994. As a class estimate how many indigenous language groups there are in australia. Click on individual sections to zoom in on that area. On 5 february 2019 the canadian government tabled the indigenous languages act which seeks to protect and revitalize indigenous languages in canada.
Australia s first people known as aboriginal australians have lived on the continent for over 50 000 years. The language group of a particular family group give social order to kinship and marriage laws. Typically aboriginal australian mobs are differentiated by language groups.