Australia tries to halt loss of old languages
By Marie Le Moel | China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-26 07:59
Use of native tongues has dropped at an alarming rate
SYDNEY - Lorraine Injie smiles as she remembers the rich patchwork of Aboriginal languages used during her childhood in Australia's remote Pilbara region.
"In my community, it was common to speak 10 languages. Speaking three wasn't that impressive," she says.
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