Mother Language in Australia

 

Language in Australia

Although there is no official language in Australia, the language most widely spoken is English, which is rooted as the national language, which is in accordance with the real practice (de facto) since Australian independence.  Australian English is the most widely spoken type of variety of English, referred to as Australian English because of its accent, rich range of words, spelling and grammar which differs from some other types of English. According to the 2016 mental census, only English is the most widely spoken language, accounting for nearly 70% of the total population of Australia. Then, other languages ​​that are most commonly used are: Standard Chinese (2.5%), Arabic (1.4%), Cantonese (1.2%), Vietnamese (1.2%) and Italian (1.2%). %).

The first and second lineage observers who live in Australia are classified as bilingual because they are already proficient in speaking English as the Australian national language and also speaking English as a demonstration of their identity. This should be applied by parents who are foreign migrants in Australia.

There are more than 250 indigenous languages ​​of Australia that are thought to have existed for a long time when Europeans first made contact with each other in Australia. Now, no more than about 20 indigenous languages ​​there are still chosen as intermediaries for daily communication of any age group. Meanwhile, there are also as many as 110 other indigenous languages ​​which on average are only spoken in a limited manner for the elderly. Based on the final results of the mental census in 2006, it is known that 52,000 indigenous languages ​​of Australia who are identified as indigenous there, up to 12% use indigenous Australian languages ​​- at least one indigenous language - as a means of intermediary for daily speech in their respective homes. .  Australia already has a language set called Auslan, from which deaf people in Australia about 5,500 people can make interrelationships with each other as the only intermediary of contact that is very needed and important at once.

Indigenous Australian Language

It is believed that the languages ​​of Australia's indigenous people number close to 400 when Europeans made contact with the local population for the first time. Most of these languages ​​have disappeared and are also increasingly critical, so that only fifteen languages ​​are still spoken by all age groups of the indigenous Australian ethnic groups concerned.

As many as 50,000 indigenous Australians (0.25%) make a number of the languages ​​of the living indigenous people in Australia as their main intermediary of contact. The Australian sign language is referred to as Auslan which is the main intermediary of contact and also takes precedence for deaf persons of about 10,000 people. So far, the foreign language most spoken in Australia is Standard Chinese, with a total number of 715,000 people in 2016.

Currently, the indigenous languages ​​of Australia that are most widely used as intermediaries for communication are Upper Aranda, West Torres Strait Islander, Tiwi, Walmajarri, Warlpiri and Wati.