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    or the Western Torres Strait language (also several other names, see below) is the language indigenous to the central and western Torres Strait Islands...
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  • Strait Island peoples. Although counted as Indigenous Australians, Torres Strait Islander peoples, being predominantly Melanesian, are ethnically and culturally...
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    published the Torres Strait Languages vocabularies of Sydney H. Ray. This is the only dictionary available for use by Torres Strait Islanders and people...
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    spoke a language other than English at home. 93.0% of Saibai Islanders follow Christianity. In 1606, Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through Torres Strait islands...
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  • and Torres Strait Islander Languages, and Framework for Classical Languages including Classical Greek and Latin. Year 12 enrolments in Languages Other...
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  • identified as Torres Strait Islander; while 4.4% identified with both groups. Since 1995, the Australian Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag have...
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    Ugar (Stephens Island) in the eastern Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. In the Western Torres Strait language, Kalaw Lagaw Ya, it is called Mœyam or...
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    include both Tasmanian languages and the Western Torres Strait language, but the genetic relationship to the mainland Australian languages of the former is...
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    2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum (category CS1 Tamil-language sources (ta))
    referendum held on 14 October 2023 in which the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice was rejected. Voters were asked to approve an alteration to...
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  • (extinct) Torres Strait Islander Sign Language Umpila Sign Language * Warlmanpa Sign Language ** Warlpiri Sign Language ** Warluwara Sign Language * (extinct)...
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