This nation's Tiwi Island is home to an isolate language with no known relatives.
This nation's Tiwi Island is home to an isolate language with no known relatives. The Mindi and Garawan language families are found in this nation. R. M. W. Dixon is a heterodox linguist with controversial views on this nation's languages. Many languages in this nation have only three consonants Â– a, i, and u Â– suggesting they were once part of a massive sprachbund. This nation is home to Walpiri, a highly complex sign language. Many languages in this nation have special versions used only in front of certain relatives, called "mother-in-law languages." Most languages in this nation can be classified in the Pama-Nyungan family, which was spoken by natives in all but its far northern regions. This nation's dialect of English often replaces the "l" with "w," such as in "miwk" instead of "milk," and is now its dominant language. For 10 points, name this Commonwealth nation that includes the Torres Strait Islands and the Aborigines.
This nation's Tiwi Island is home to an isolate language with no known relatives.
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