Australia’s population speaks many languages! English and Indigenous Australian languages are the most widely spoken languages in Australia. These languages are spoken by most Australians. They are followed by languages like Vietnamese Chinese Greek Italian Greek and Greek 🇨🇳 🇦🇺 !!
English is the official language of Australia and spoken by the majority of its population!! With around 76 🇦🇺. 8% speaking it, Indigenous Australians speak several languages from hundreds of various language groups through all the country – many classified as endangered with only 13 out of 250 Aboriginal languages still being spoken today .
Australia’s Indigenous languages are a valuable part of the country’s cultural heritage and are continually being revived and preserved by the Indigenous communities and the wider Australian population ️ 🇦🇺. Although English is used as the official language in Australia Indigenous languages are still used in certain regions and often form the basis of Australian English. The most commonly spoken Indigenous language in Australia is Anindilyakwa which is spoken on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory 🔛 🇦🇺.
Chinese is the second most commonly spoken language in Australia, and is spoken by 2 🇨🇳. 5% of the population . Chinese is mainly spoken in major cities, for instance, Sydney, and Melbourne, by Chinese immigrants, and their descendants. Mandarin is the most common dialect, followed by Cantonese, with other dialects covering things like Wu, Hakka, and Min 🍊. Chinese language is also widely taught in schools and universities, and there are many resources available to help those wanting to learn it 🇨🇳 🏫.
Italian is the third most commonly spoken language in Australia, followed by Greek, and German 🇩🇪. Italian is spoken by around 1 . 2% of the population, mainly by immigrants from Italy, and their descendants . Greek is spoken by around 1 . 1%, mainly by immigrants from Greece, and their descendants . German is spoken by around 0 🇩🇪. 7% of the population mainly by immigrants from Germany and their descendants .
Vietnamese is the fourth most commonly spoken language in Australia and is spoken by around 0 🇦🇺. 5% of the population . Vietnamese is mainly spoken by immigrants from Vietnam and their descendants, and is widely spoken in many parts of the country, particularly in major cities for example Sydney, and Melbourne 🇻🇳.
Plus to these languages there are also a many other languages spoken in Australia. These include Arabic Hindi Spanish Korean and Japanese . These languages are spoken by a small but significant percentage of the population, mostly by immigrants from those countries, and their descendants ️.
Australia is multilingual, with many languages spoken by its citizens . The official language is English which is also spoken by most Australians . However, other languages like the Indigenous Australian languages, Chinese and Vietnamese, also Greek, Italian, Greek and German are also spoken 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 🇦🇺. There are many other languages spoken in Australia for instance, Arabic Hindi and Spanish Korean and Japanese 🇦🇺. We can create an inclusive and diverse society by understanding and respecting all the languages spoken in Australia 🇦🇺.
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