# Australian languages

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  "title": "Australian languages",
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  "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review",
  "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap"
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Here are entered works on the aboriginal languages of Australia, and those languages of adjacent islands which agree with the continental languages in vocabulary and grammatical structure.

For works including Papuan languages spoken in Australia, an additional subject entry is made under [Papuan languages.]

Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap.

Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009639

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