BINA: FIRST NATIONS LANGUAGES, OLD AND NEW

Australia boasts breathtaking language diversity, with over 440 unique languages and many dialects. European invasion severely impacted these languages, yet new ones like Kriol and Yumplatok emerged. Aboriginal English dialects are widely spoken, and there’s a renaissance of First Nations languages as communities reclaim them. Bina: First Nations Languages Old and New narrates this journey, from early exchanges between colonists and First Nations people to modern reclamations, offering a creative introduction to this dynamic linguistic world.