Influence Of European Colonialism On Aboriginal Languages
Aboriginal languages are very distinct, and they are categorized as their own separate language group. One explanation for their originality is the isolation of the Aboriginals. Since they did not come in contact with many cultures before the Europeans came, their languages were not influenced by external sources, therefore reinforcing the notion of a folk culture. However, European colonialism dramatically changed Aboriginal languages. Before the Europeans came, the number of Aboriginal languages ranged from 200 to 300. European contact reduced this number to just 100. The Aboriginal religion is based around the Dreaming. The Dreaming is “a complex network of knowledge, faith, and practices that derive from stories of creation, and it dominates