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Australian English

[en-au] set of varieties of the English language native to Australia
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Summary

Australian English is an ethnolect[1]. It draws 3,965 Wikipedia views per month (ethnolect category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Australia[3]
  • Instance of: natural language[4], dialect[5]
  • Subclass of: Australian and New Zealand English[6]
  • Writing system: English alphabet[7], Latin script[8], Unified English Braille[9]
  • Commons category: English language in Australia[10]
  • Wikimedia language code: en-au[11]
  • Country of origin: Australia[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Australian English[13]
  • Has characteristic: Australian English vocabulary[14]
  • Native label: Australian English[15]
  • Indigenous to: Australia[16]
  • Dialect of: English[17]
  • Related category: Category:Australian English pronunciation[18]

Why It Matters

Australian English has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Australian English. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/australian-english
MLA “Australian English.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/australian-english.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_australian-english_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Australian English}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/australian-english}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 25d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → australsk-engelsk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: australsk-engelsk"
  2. 9w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → [en-au] set of varieties of the English language native to Australia
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Instance of: dialect"
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