Editing Language revitalization (section)

==== Australia ====
The European colonization of Australia, and the consequent damage sustained by [[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal]] communities, had a catastrophic effect on indigenous languages, especially in the southeast and south of the country, leaving some with no living traditional native speakers. A number of Aboriginal communities in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and elsewhere are now trying to revive some of the [[Aboriginal Australian languages]]. The work is typically directed by a group of [[Aboriginal elder]]s and other knowledgeable people, with community language workers doing most of the research and teaching. They analyze the data, develop spelling systems and vocabulary and prepare resources. Decisions are made in collaboration. Some communities employ linguists, and there are also linguists who have worked independently,<ref>Dr Christina Eira, community linguist with the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL), [http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/linguafranca/aboriginal-revival-languages/3066470 Aboriginal Revival Languages], Lingua Franca, 27 June 2009, Radio National: . Retrieved 21 June 2014.</ref> such as [[Luise Hercus]] and [[Peter K. Austin]].
* In the state of [[Queensland]], an effort is being made to teach some Indigenous languages in schools and to develop workshops for adults. More than 150 languages were once spoken within the state, but today fewer than 20 are spoken as a first language, and less than two per cent of schools teach any Indigenous language. The [[Gunggari language]] is one language which is being revived, with only three native speakers left.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hosier |first=Phoebe |title=An outback Queensland school leads the way to keep endangered Indigenous language alive |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=26 May 2021 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-27/qld-outback-school-revives-gunggari-indigenous-language/100162318 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Moodie |first=Anthea |title=Indigenous language workshops connecting Gunggari people to culture |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=27 November 2021 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-28/gunggari-language-workshop-reconnection-to-culture/100605548 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
* In the [[Northern Territory]], the Pertame Project is an example in [[Central Australia]]. [[Pertame]], from the country south of [[Alice Springs]], along the [[Finke River]], is a dialect in the [[Arrernte language|Arrernte group of languages]]. With only 20 fluent speakers left by 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=To save a dying language |publisher=Alice Springs News Online |date=23 May 2019 |url=http://www.alicespringsnews.com.au/2018/05/23/to-save-a-dying-language/ |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> the Pertame Project is seeking to retain and revive the language, headed by Pertame elder Christobel Swan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pertame Project |website=Call for Australian languages and linguistics |url=https://call.batchelor.edu.au/project/pertame-southern-arrernte/ |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
* In the far north of [[South Australia]], the [[Diyari language]] has an active programme under way, with materials available for teaching in schools and the wider community.<ref name=Dieri>{{cite web |url=https://dieriyawarra.wordpress.com/dieri-language/ |title=Ngayana Diyari Yawarra Yathayilha: Supporting the Dieri language |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref> Also in South Australia, there is a unit at the [[University of Adelaide]] which teaches and promotes the use of the [[Kaurna language]], headed by [[Rob Amery]], who has produced many books and course materials.<ref>{{cite web | title=Associate Professor Rob Amery | website=[[University of Adelaide]] Staff Directory  | url=https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/robert.amery | access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> 
* The [[Victoria, Australia|Victorian]] Department of Education and Training reported 1,867 student enrollments in 14 schools offering an Aboriginal Languages Program in the state of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2019 |title=Languages Provision in Victorian Government Schools, 2018 |url=https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/languages/eduState-languages-provision-report-2018.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2021 |publisher=State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training)}}</ref>