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Australian languagenoun [mass noun] Australian / NZ1 ( the Australian language) The variety of English spoken in Australia; Australian English: there are some similar examples to be found in the Australian language...- Jargon has enriched the Australian language.
- The Australian language developed during the 19th century, first mainly in the penal settlements.
- But I love colloquial, I love the Australian language, and I love using it in my poetry.
1.1 [count noun] An Aboriginal language: Australian languages are important for understanding the continent’s human past...- Luritja, which is related to other central Australian languages such as Pintupi, can be understood by approximately 3,000 speakers.
- The search has to be fast because most Australian languages are dying.
- It is quite a common feature of indigenous Australian languages for words denoting country and/or spirit to move from one or the other meaning over time.
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