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What language do Aboriginal Australian speak?
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| Language | Alt. names | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Aboriginal English | Over 30,000 | |
| Australian Aboriginal Pidgin English language | Few | |
| Australian Kriol language | Creole, Pidgin English, Roper-Bamyili Creole | 4,200 |
| Awabakal language | Awabakal | 9 |
What is Ayers Rock called in local language?
The Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock is Uluru. Uluru is a Yankunytjatjara word.
How do you say thank you in Australian Aboriginal?
Basically there is no phrase for thank you. As there are around several hundred aboriginal languages in use, what is correct in one area, means nothing elsewhere. They know and use the standard “hullo’ greeting.
What is the most common aboriginal language in Australia?
Djambarrpuyngu language
With just 4,264 speakers, the Djambarrpuyngu language is the most spoken Indigenous language in Australia and is spoken in Arnhem Land.
Why does Ayers Rock have two names?
In 1873, the explorer William Gosse became the first non-Aboriginal person to see Uluru. He named it Ayers Rock after Sir Henry Ayers, the Chief Secretary of South Australia at the time. That means you can use either Uluru or Ayers Rock to refer to the rock.
Where is Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory?
Uluru ( / ˌuːləˈruː /, Pitjantjatjara: Uluṟu /ˈʊ.lʊ.ɻʊ/), also known as Ayers Rock ( / ˌɛərz -/, like airs) and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs .
What kind of language is the Uluru language?
Uluru Language. Anangu Languages. Anangu is the term that Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people from the Western Desert region of Australia use to refer to themselves.
How big is Ayers Rock compared to Uluru?
Ayers Rock Facts – Location and Size Ayers Rock is located in the middle of Australia, in fact very close to the actual geographical centre. Geographical coordinates: 25°20’41” S, 131°01’57” E. Ayers Rock is not the world’s largest monolith. Uluru is
How many languages did the first people in Australia speak?
The largest of the groups in existence today is the Pitjantjatjara people who live around Uluru (Ayers Rock) and extend into the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia. It is thought that at the time of the first European settlement in Australia, some 250 distinct languages were spoken among Aboriginal peoples.