Home›Australian Language Families›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names where a language family is spoken today, which can be far wider than where it began. Wikipedia notes several Indo-European languages "have expanded through colonialism in the modern period and are now spoken across Africa, Americas, Oceania and North Asia." This dimension shows the present-day reach of a family rather than only its point of origin.FactsRegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Living LanguagesWell-attested250 1RegionFilter Results6 entriesMacro-areaAllAustralian Sign Languages (1)Language Isolates and Uncertain Classification (1)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Daly and Kimberley (2)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Gunwinyguan and Arnhem Land (1)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Mirndi and Other Top End (2)Pama-Nyungan: Central and Desert (5)Pama-Nyungan: Eastern and Southeastern (4)Pama-Nyungan: Northern (Cape York) (2)Pama-Nyungan: Western (2)Tasmanian Languages (1)Parent Family (Classification Tree)AllPama-Nyungan (2)Speaker Count BandAll0 (3)1 to 570 (4)24,600 to 795,000 (1)592 to 23,000 (4)Reconstructed AncestorAllReconstructed (1)Classification StatusAllEstablished (5)Number of LanguagesAll1 (5)2 (3)16 to 1,408 (1)3 to 5 (3)6 to 15 (3)In GroupAllAustralian Sign Languages (1)Language Isolates and Uncertain Classification (1)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Daly and Kimberley (2)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Gunwinyguan and Arnhem Land (1)Non-Pama-Nyungan: Mirndi and Other Top End (2)Pama-Nyungan: Central and Desert (5)Pama-Nyungan: Eastern and Southeastern (4)Pama-Nyungan: Northern (Cape York) (2)Pama-Nyungan: Western (2)Tasmanian Languages (1)Admission YearAll1901 (5)Area (sq km)All227,444 (1)801,150 (1)984,321 (1)1,723,030 (1)2,527,013 (1)7,688,287 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)PopulationAll1,902,300 (1)3,008,700 (1)5,647,468 (1)7,074,468 (1)8,624,500 (1)27,801,023 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6AustraliaRegion127 entriesNew South WalesRegion6 entriesQueenslandRegion21 entriesSouth AustraliaRegion8 entriesVictoria (Australia)Region1 entryWestern AustraliaRegion28 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Languages Of AustraliaWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionOver 250 Australian Aboriginal languages are thought to have existed at the time of first European contact.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.