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To go with "Australia-native-Aboriginal-language,FEATURE" by Madeleine Coorey In this picture taken on October 14, 2012 teacher Noeleen Lumby (L) teaches Aboriginal languages to children at St Johns High School, in Sydney. Australia's Aborigines once spoke 250 to 270 different languages but best estimates now suggest less than 70 are still being spoken on a daily basis, with even fewer passed on to younger generations. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

To go with "Australia-native-Aboriginal-language,FEATURE" by Madeleine Coorey
In this picture taken on October 14, 2012 teacher Noeleen Lumby (L) teaches Aboriginal languages to children at St Johns High School, in Sydney. Australia's Aborigines once spoke 250 to 270 different languages but best estimates now suggest less than 70 are still being spoken on a daily basis, with even fewer passed on to younger generations.  AFP PHOTO/William WEST        (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)