List of Australian Aboriginal languages

There are numerous Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects, many of which are endangered. An endangered language is one that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language.

UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct":^[1]^{[clarification needed]}

Vulnerable
Definitely endangered
Severely endangered
Critically endangered

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List of Australian Aboriginal languages

List

References

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Language	Alternative names	Speakers	Status	Notes
Adithinngithigh language	Adetingiti		Extinct	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Unwritten language.
Adnyamathanha language	Ad'n'amadana, Anjimatana, Anjiwatana, Atnyamathanha	110 (2006)	Severely endangered	SA R. M. W. Dixon classifies Adnyamathanha and Guyani as a single language. Ethnologue treats them as separate, and so they each have their own ISO 639-3 codes. They are traditional languages of the Adnyamathanha of and the Kuyani peoples, of the Flinders Ranges and to the west of the Flinders respectively, in South Australia.
Aghu Tharrnggala language	Aghu wititit		Extinct	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Alawa language^[1]		12 (2006)	Moribund	Roper River, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Alngith dialect			Extinct	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland^[2]
Alyawarre language	Alyawarr	1660	Developing	Northern Territory - one of the Arrernte language group
Amarag language, Amurdag language		Charlie Mungulda	Extinct	Goulburn Island, Northern Territory. Considered extinct in the 2016 census but Mungulda's death was not reported, even coauthoring a paper in 2020.
Ami language		5	Moribund	Daly River, Northern Territory
Andajin language		2	Nearly extinct	Kimberley region, Western Australia; may be considered a dialect of Ngarinyin language, which is one of the Worrorran languages
Andegerebinha language	Andigibinha, Antekerrepinhe, Andegerebenha, Antekerrepenhe	0 (2016)	Dormant	Northern Territory, Hay River, Pituri Creek area, east of Alyawarra. One of the Arrernte language group
Anguthimri language	Awngthim, Paman languages		Extinct	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Anindilyakwa language^[1]	Enindhilyagwa	1300	Vulnerable	Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory
Anmatyerre language		640 (2016)	Developing	NT. One of the Arrernte language group
Antakirinya language, Antakarinya language^[1]		6	Critically endangered
Arabana language^[1]		21	Critically endangered
Areba language			Extinct
Aritinngithigh language			Extinct	Qld
Arrernte language^[1]	Upper Arrernte, Aranda, Arunta, Arrarnta	1,910 Central/Eastern Arrernte; 1,550 Alywarra; other dialects fewer or 0.	Vulnerable	Alice Springs region NT Eastern, Western and Southern; comprises a group of dialects
Atampaya language			Extinct
Australian Aboriginal English		Over 30,000	Vigorous	Developed post-contact
Australian Aboriginal Pidgin English language		Few	Nearly extinct	Pidgin. Developed post-contact. Has been mostly creolized.
Australian Kriol language	Creole, Pidgin English, Roper-Bamyili Creole	4,200	Vigorous	WA, NT & Qld developed post-contact. 10, 000 second language speakers.
Awabakal language	Awabakal	9	Dormant	NSW. Being revived. Was considered extinct.
Ayabadhu language, Ayapathu language			Extinct
Badimaya language	Widimaya, Parti-Maya	3	Nearly extinct	WA
Bandjigali language		4 to 22	Moribund
Banjima language, Panytyima language^[1]		50 to 100	Moribund
Bardi language^[1]	Baadi, Badi, Ba:di, Baardi, Bard	20 to 150	Moribund	WA
Barngarla language	Bangala, Banggala, Banggarla, Bungeha, Bungela, Pakarla, Pangkala, Pankalla, Parnkala, Parnkalla, Punkalla		Extinct	SA
Barrow Point language			Extinct^[3]
Bayungu language		2	Nearly extinct
Bidyara language, Bidjara language	Bithara, Bitjara		Extinct	Qld
Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin	Broom Creole, Japanese Pidgin English, Koepang Talk, Malay Talk	40	Moribund	WA Developed post-contact, second language speakers only.
Bundjalung language, Bandjalang language^[1]		100	Shifting	NSW
Bunuba language^[1]	Bunaba, Bunapa, Punapa	40 to 110	Moribund	WA
Bunurong language			Extinct	Vic
Burduna language	Boordoona, Bootena, Boruna, Budina, Budoona, Buduna, Bu-tena, Poodena, Poordoona, Purduma, Purduna		Extinct	WA
Damin language	Demiin		Extinct	Initiation language for men. Qld
Darkinjung language	Darginjang, Darginyung, Darkinjang, Darkinoong, Darkinung, Darkinyun, Darkinyung, Darknung		Extinct	NSW
Dharawal language^[1]	Dharawaal, Thurrawal, Thurawal, Turrubul		Extinct	NSW