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Our Mother Tongue: Wiradjuri

ABC ME | May 30, 2017

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A language that's transforming a town. In Parkes each week, over 1000 people learn the Wiradjuri language, taught in every primary school as well as in high schools and at TAFE.

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A language that's transforming a town. In Parkes each week, over 1000 people learn the Wiradjuri language, taught in every primary school as well as in high schools and at TAFE.

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