There were an estimated 270 Aboriginal language groups and 500-600 dialects or distinct languages in Australia prior to colonisation. Today, 145 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are still spoken in Australia and Wardaman is one of these but considered endangered with about 8 speakers. Only 18 languages remain strong, meaning they are spoken by people of all ages. 

• Related Links:

• Aboriginal Heritage Project: Uni Adelaide
  Scientific proof of 50,000 years connection to country
• Exploring Indigenous Language Vitality Global Oneness Project
• Language Keepers: The Struggle for Indigenous Language Survival in California
• Celebrating Indigenous Languages: Google Earth
• The history behind Indigenous place names  ABC Education
• Native Land Digital is an Indigenous-led nonprofit based in Vancouver, British Columbia, dedicated to providing education about Indigenous peoples, territories, and knowledge systems in North America. Their free interactive platform is both a website and an app where you can enter your zip code or town to acknowledge and learn the names of the original Indigenous inhabitants of the land you live on.
• 50 Words Project A new online resource is educating Australians about how to communicate using Indigenous words in the hopes of maintaining the languages.