These colonies are now independent, but English still is one of the languages spoken.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

David Harrison and Gregory Anderson of Living Tongues say that many endangered languages are spoken by native cultures in close contact with the natural world.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The nation, a former Australian colony, has a rich culture, where more than 850 indigenous languages are spoken, more than 10 percent of the world's total languages.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14