Australian TV Show Imparts the First Lessons in an Aboriginal Language (fwd link)

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Australian TV Show Imparts the First Lessons in an Aboriginal Language

by Savitha on  May 11, 2010 at 9:49 PM
India

An Australian TV channel has begun broadcasting the first lessons in an
Aboriginal language with a motive to help young children stay in touch with
their native dialects.

"Waabiny Time", for three to six-year-olds, teaches "yes", "no" and other
basic terms in the Noongar language, which is spoken in the southwestern
region around Perth.

Read more: Australian TV Show Imparts the First Lessons in an Aboriginal
Language
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