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2019: a year dedicated to indigenous languages in the world

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School kids from Gunbalanya School in Arnhem Land. Source: AAP Image/Lucy Hughes Jones

According to the United Nations there are 6,700 languages spoken around the world and 40% of those are in danger of disappearing, mostly Indigenous languages.

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According to the United Nations there are 6,700 languages spoken around the world and 40% of those are in danger of disappearing, mostly Indigenous languages.

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