I-Las Izilimi zabomdabu base-Australia bamele imindeni yezilimi ezingamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ze Abomdabu base-Australia.
Ngekhulu le-350, kwakukhona amaqembu aphakathi kwabomdabu ahlukene phakathi kwama-750 kanye nama-150, kanye nenani elifanayo lezilimi noma izilimi. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, kusaphila izilimi zomdabu ezingaphansi kuka-10. Cishe konke, ngaphandle kwabangama-XNUMX, basengozini yokuqothulwa. Ezilimini ezisindayo, zingu-XNUMX% kuphela ezifundwa yizingane.
Izilimi eziyisikhombisa kwezikhulunywa kakhulu e-Australia, njengeWarrpiri nesiTiwi, zinezikhulumi eziphakathi kuka-1.000 3.000 no-XNUMX XNUMX. Okunye kwe- izilimi Okubalulekile yilawa: Pitjantjatjara, Wajarri, Gupapuyŋu, Tiwi, Enindhilyagwa, Bunaban, Daly, Limilngan, Jarrakan, Nyulnyulan, Wororan, Mirndi, Yirram, West Barkly, Burarran, Iwaidjan, Giimbiyu, Gunwinyguan, Tangkic, phakathi kwabanye.
Phakathi kwe izilimi ezingasekho Sithole: Laragiya, Ngurmbur, Gaagudju nase Umbugarla, ukubala abambalwa.
E-Tasmania izilimi zabomdabu zaqedwa ekuqaleni komlando wamakoloni.
Ukuqoqwa kwemisindvo yase-Australia kufaka onkamisa abathathu kuphela, imvamisa u-i, no-u. Ongwaqa abathandwa kakhulu yi-T, N, L, D, R, Y.
Kuphakanyisiwe ukuthi izilimi eziningi zase-Australia zinobudlelwano nezilimi zaseNew Guinea.
Ngokwesiko, izilimi zase-Australia zehlukaniswe zaba imindeni engaba yishumi nambili.
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