Identify the region of the target language and notice how it is part of the broader regional and national language diversity
[Key concepts: linguistic diversity, language revival; Key processes: identifying, recognising]
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identifying regions, places and communities where the target language is spoken
identifying immediate neighbours of the target language wherever it is spoken
recognising that there are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, for example, by viewing Language maps of their region, their state and the whole of Australia
recognising general geographic types of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, including the target language region, for example, desert, coastal, rain forest, sub-alpine, riverine and seas
recognising that linguistic diversity in contemporary Australia includes Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous languages, and that Australia has many languages, for example, by identifying languages used by classmates by creating a class profile or language map
recognising that some Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia are strong, while others are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
recognising shared vocabulary across groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, for example, ‘hand’, ‘water’, ‘crow’