We are on the brink of losing Indigenous languages in Australia – could schools save them?

Lisa Lim, Carly Steele and Toni Dobinson

By Lisa Lim, Carly Steele and Toni Dobinson
Community contribution / July 6, 2022

Of the world’s 7000 languages, it is estimated 50 per cent to 90 per cent 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 ...

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