Mapping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the audio and video content on Gambay may contain images and voices of people who have passed on.
First Languages Australia is working with regional language centres nationally to develop a map of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages that reflects the names and groupings favoured by community.
Prior to the invasion in 1788, Australia was inhabited by over 500 different Indigenous nations around the continent, many with distinctive cultures, beliefs and languages. You can view a map of Indigenous Australia here. The Gambay First Languages Map enables users to research the over 150 languages spoken, with links to language centres, audio clips, and stories from elders past and present about language in their communities and its meaning.
