Saving dead languages ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Before the arrival of European settlers, Australia was home to more than 200 languages. Many of these have died out since, but some have now been brought back to life. Barngala is one of these. Neil and Phil discuss the revival of Barngala and teach you some useful vocabulary. ????????????

❓❓❓ This week's question:
Which of these Aboriginal languages is still spoken in Australia?

a) Djinang
b) Alawa
c) Gagadu

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Vocabulary:
✔️missionary - person who is sent to a foreign country to teach their religion (often Christianity) to the people living there
✔️heathen - person who belongs to no religion, or to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
✔️in quotation marks - used to show the actual words spoken or written by someone else; used ironically to show scepticism, disagreement or belief that a word is misused
✔️topsy-turvy - upside down; disorganised
✔️right the wrongs of the past- take action to correct a historical injustice

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