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Ancient path to universal language

The Sydney Morning Herald, AUS
Sarah Price
August 3, 2008

A NEW program designed to preserve traditional languages is set to improve
literacy rates in Aboriginal communities.

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation believes committing the oral
languages to paper will help indigenous Australians with their English language
skills.

Foundation founder Mary-Ruth Mendel said the indigenous languages needed to be
converted from oral formats into the written word.

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