First Nations languages: A tapestry of culture and identity - Neeg txum tim tej lus: Ib co paj ntaub/tej khoom fiab ntos/fiab txog kab lis kev cai thiab cim thawj

Anyone new to Australia can appreciate how important it is to keep your mother tongue alive. Language is integral to your culture and Australia's Indigenous languages are no different, connecting people to land and ancestral knowledge. They reflect the diversity of Australia’s First Nations peoples. More than 100 First Nations languages are currently spoken across Australia. Some are spoken by only a handful of people, and most are in danger of being lost forever. But many are being revitalised. In today’s episode of Australia Explained we explore the diversity and reawakening of Australia’s First languages. - Tsis hais ib tug twg uas tuaj tshiab rau Australia yeej pom tias tseem ceeb npaum li cas yuav rau khaws yus tej lus cia kom tsis txhob ploj. Lus yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm yus tej kab lis kev cai thiab Australia tej neeg txum tim tej lus los yeej tsis txawv dab tsi, vim yog tej yam pab kom tej neeg sib cuag tau nrog lawv lub teb chaws thiab poj koob yawm koob tej txuj ci. Tsis tas li ntawd los lus yeej qhia txog Australia ntau cov neeg txum tim sib txawv. Tam sim no ces yeej tseem hais neeg txum tim tej lus ntau tshaj 100 hom thoob teb chaws Australia. Thiab muaj ib txhia ces tsuas muaj ib co neeg tsawg tsawg hais lawm xwb, tej lus feem ntau ces yog cov lus uas twb yuav ploj los sis yog tej lus uas ntshe yuav plam mus tag ib txhia lawm. Tab sis kuj yeej tseem muaj peev xwm pab ceev tau ntau yam lus thiab. Nyob rau toom xov xwm kaw ua suab Australia Explained (Tshab txhais txog Australia) no peb yuav mus txheeb txog ntau yam lus neeg txum tim sib txawv uas tab tom pab kom ceeb txuag tau cia.