I am sorry. Let me rephrase that. The aboriginal people of Australia have many indigenous language which they speak, which some illiterates group under the collective term "Aboriginal". But this is meretricious and rude and certainly inadequate. An inventory of Australian indigenous languages should include, at a minumum, the following:

4. Listing of Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia south of the Kimberley Region



4.1 Languages of the South-East
4.1.1 Kalaku
4.1.2 Kalaamaya
4.1.3 Mirning
4.1.4 Ngatjumaya
4.1.5 Nyaki-Nyaki



4.2 The South-West


4.2.1 Balardung
4.2.2 Bibbulman
4.2.3 Binjarub
4.2.4 Goreng
4.2.5 Kaniyang
4.2.6 Minang
4.2.7 Wajuk
4.2.8 Wardandi
4.2.9 Wiilman
4.2.10 Wudjaari
4.2.11 Yuwat



4.3 Moora to the Gascoyne
4.3.1 Amangu
4.3.2 Badimaya
4.3.3 Bidungu
4.3.4 Buluguda
4.3.5 Daguda
4.3.6 Damala
4.3.7 Inggarda
4.3.8 Malkana
4.3.9 Mulyara
4.3.10 Nhanta
4.3.11 Wajarri
4.3.12 Watjanti
4.3.13 Widi



4.4 North of the Gascoyne River to Hedland
4.4.1 Banyjima
4.4.2 Jiwarli
4.4.3 Jurruru
4.4.4 Kariyarra
4.4.5 Kurrama
4.4.6 Martuthunira
4.4.7 Maya
4.4.8 Ngarluma
4.4.9 Nhuwala
4.4.10 Payungu
4.4.11 Pinikura
4.4.12 Purduna
4.4.13 Thalanji
4.4.14 Tharrkari
4.4.15 Thiin
4.4.16 Warriyangka
4.4.17 Yindjibarndi
4.4.18 Yinhawangka



4.5 Hedland to the Kimberley
4.5.1 Karajarri
4.5.2 Mangarla/ Mangala
4.5.3 Ngarla
4.5.4 Nyamal
4.5.5 Nyangumarta
4.5.6 Nyiyaparli
4.5.7 Palyku
4.5.8 Walmajarri



4.6 Languages of the Western Desert
4.6.1 Kartujarra
4.6.2 Kukatja
4.6.3 Manjiljarra
4.6.4 Ngaatjatjarra
4.6.5 Ngaanyatjarra
4.6.6 Ngala (-wangka)
4.6.7 Pintupi
4.6.8 Pitjantjatjara
4.6.9 Wanggatha/Wangkatja
4.6.10 Wangkajunga
4.6.11 Warnman
4.6.12 Yulparija

Post-contact between the Aboriginal peoples and the white races two variants have been adopted by the aboriginals in seeking to acquire English, in addition to English itself which many aboriginals speak perfectly well. The variants are called Kriol and "aboriginal English", which is a pidgin blend.

See http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AborigPages/LANG/WA/contents.htm

My apologies for being illiterate and ignorant and rude in my first post.


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