Australian Aboriginal Languages MCQs with Answer
Which of the following is a language spoken by Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory?
a) Noongar
b) Pitjantjatjara
c) Yolŋu Matha
d) Wiradjuri Answer: c) Yolŋu Matha
The Kaurna language is associated with which Australian state?
a) Queensland
b) South Australia
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria Answer: b) South Australia
What is the language spoken by the Gadigal people in the Sydney region?
a) Warlpiri
b) Arrernte
c) Dharug
d) Kala Lagaw Ya Answer: c) Dharug
Which Aboriginal language is spoken in the Kimberley region of Western Australia?
a) Ngaanyatjarra
b) Miriwoong
c) Arrernte
d) Kaurna Answer: b) Miriwoong
The Yolŋu people predominantly speak languages from which language family?
a) Pama-Nyungan
b) Yolŋu Matha
c) Kriol
d) Wiradjuri Answer: b) Yolŋu Matha
What is the traditional language of the Torres Strait Islands?
a) Kala Lagaw Ya
b) Pitjantjatjara
c) Noongar
d) Wiradjuri Answer: a) Kala Lagaw Ya
The Warlpiri language is primarily spoken in which geographical region of Australia?
a) Central Australia
b) Northern Territory
c) Queensland
d) New South Wales Answer: a) Central Australia
Which language is associated with the Noongar people of Western Australia?
a) Yolŋu Matha
b) Kaurna
c) Arrernte
d) Noongar Answer: d) Noongar
The Arrernte language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Australia?
a) Northern Territory
b) Queensland
c) Victoria
d) South Australia Answer: a) Northern Territory
What is the traditional language of the Anangu people in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta region?
a) Yolŋu Matha
b) Pitjantjatjara
c) Kriol
d) Wiradjuri Answer: b) Pitjantjatjara
Which language family does the Pintupi language belong to?
a) Yolŋu Matha
b) Pama-Nyungan
c) Kriol
d) Miriwoong Answer: b) Pama-Nyungan
The Kriol language developed as a creole in which region of Australia?
a) Northern Territory
b) Queensland
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria Answer: a) Northern Territory
Which language is spoken by the Larrakia people in the Darwin region?
a) Warlpiri
b) Luritja
c) Yolŋu Matha
d) Larrakia Answer: d) Larrakia
The Yawuru language is associated with which Australian state or territory?
a) Western Australia
b) Northern Territory
c) Queensland
d) New South Wales Answer: a) Western Australia
What is the traditional language of the Adnyamathanha people in the Flinders Ranges region?
a) Kala Lagaw Ya
b) Pitjantjatjara
c) Adnyamathanha
d) Yolŋu Matha Answer: c) Adnyamathanha
Which language family does the Kala Lagaw Ya language belong to?
a) Pama-Nyungan
b) Yolŋu Matha
c) Miriwoong
d) Torres Strait Islander Answer: d) Torres Strait Islander
The Luritja language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Australia?
a) South Australia
b) Queensland
c) Northern Territory
d) New South Wales Answer: c) Northern Territory
Which Aboriginal language is spoken in the Top End of the Northern Territory, including Darwin?
a) Yolŋu Matha
b) Larrakia
c) Pitjantjatjara
d) Arrernte Answer: b) Larrakia
The Miriwoong language is associated with which Australian state?
a) Western Australia
b) Queensland
c) South Australia
d) New South Wales Answer: a) Western Australia
What is the traditional language of the Koori people in southeastern Australia?
a) Pintupi
b) Dharug
c) Kriol
d) Wiradjuri Answer: b) Dharug
Which language is spoken by the Barkindji people in the Darling River region?
a) Kriol
b) Barkindji
c) Pintupi
d) Ngaanyatjarra Answer: b) Barkindji
The Ngaanyatjarra language is associated with which geographical region?
a) Central Australia
b) Queensland
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria Answer: a) Central Australia
Which language family does the Yanyuwa language belong to?
a) Pama-Nyungan
b) Yolŋu Matha
c) Kriol
d) Miriwoong Answer: b) Yolŋu Matha
The Dharug language is traditionally spoken in which area of New South Wales?
a) Sydney region
b) Blue Mountains
c) Hunter Valley
d) South Coast Answer: a) Sydney region
Which language is associated with the Yugambeh people of the Gold Coast region?
a) Kriol
b) Yugambeh
c) Dharug
d) Yolŋu Matha Answer: b) Yugambeh
The Ngarluma language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Western Australia?
a) Pilbara
b) Kimberley
c) Goldfields
d) Wheatbelt Answer: a) Pilbara
Which language is traditionally spoken by the Koori people in the Gippsland region of Victoria?
a) Ngarluma
b) Gumbaynggir
c) Kriol
d) Gunnai-Kurnai Answer: d) Gunnai-Kurnai
The Yanyuwa language is spoken by Indigenous people in which area?
a) Top End (Northern Territory)
b) Central Australia
c) Gold Coast (Queensland)
d) Great Barrier Reef Answer: a) Top End (Northern Territory)
Which language is spoken by the Gumbaynggir people on the mid-north coast of New South Wales?
a) Kriol
b) Gumbaynggir
c) Dharug
d) Pitjantjatjara Answer: b) Gumbaynggir
The Wiradjuri language is traditionally spoken by Indigenous people in which area of New South Wales?
a) Hunter Valley
b) Riverina
c) Blue Mountains
d) South Coast Answer: b) Riverina
Which language is associated with the Palawa people of Tasmania?
a) Yanyuwa
b) Palawa kani
c) Gumbaynggir
d) Wiradjuri Answer: b) Palawa kani
The Wajarri language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Western Australia?
a) Pilbara
b) Kimberley
c) Goldfields
d) Wheatbelt Answer: d) Wheatbelt
Which language is spoken by the Tiwi people on the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory?
a) Yolŋu Matha
b) Arrernte
c) Tiwi
d) Pintupi Answer: c) Tiwi
The Yorta Yorta language is traditionally spoken in which region of Victoria?
a) Gippsland
b) Riverina
c) Murray-Darling
d) Great Ocean Road Answer: c) Murray-Darling
Which language is spoken by the Kunwinjku people in the Northern Territory?
a) Warlpiri
b) Kunwinjku
c) Pitjantjatjara
d) Wiradjuri Answer: b) Kunwinjku
The Gija language is associated with which Australian state or territory?
a) Western Australia
b) Northern Territory
c) Queensland
d) New South Wales Answer: a) Western Australia
Which language is traditionally spoken by the Dieri people in the Lake Eyre region?
a) Dharug
b) Dieri
c) Warlpiri
d) Kala Lagaw Ya Answer: b) Dieri
The Bardi language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Western Australia?
a) Pilbara
b) Kimberley
c) Goldfields
d) Kimberley Answer: d) Kimberley
Which language is traditionally spoken by the Gunggari people in Queensland?
a) Gunggari
b) Miriwoong
c) Pitjantjatjara
d) Koori Answer: a) Gunggari
The Mirning language is associated with which Australian state?
a) South Australia
b) New South Wales
c) Western Australia
d) Victoria Answer: a) South Australia
Which language is spoken by the Wangkatha people in Western Australia?
a) Wangkatha
b) Pitjantjatjara
c) Yolŋu Matha
d) Palawa kani Answer: a) Wangkatha
The Gathang language is traditionally spoken in which region of New South Wales?
a) Riverina
b) Gathang
c) Hunter Valley
d) Blue Mountains Answer: c) Hunter Valley
Which language is spoken by the Gomeroi people in the New England region of New South Wales?
a) Gomeroi
b) Pintupi
c) Kaurna
d) Wiradjuri Answer: a) Gomeroi
The Bunuba language is associated with which Australian state or territory?
a) Western Australia
b) Northern Territory
c) Queensland
d) South Australia Answer: a) Western Australia
Which language is spoken by the Yawuru people in the Broome region of Western Australia?
a) Yawuru
b) Pintupi
c) Arrernte
d) Kriol Answer: a) Yawuru
The Yidiny language is traditionally spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Queensland?
a) Far North Queensland
b) Central Queensland
c) South Queensland
d) Western Queensland Answer: a) Far North Queensland
Which language is associated with the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia?
a) Kaurna
b) Palawa kani
c) Arrernte
d) Kala Lagaw Ya Answer: a) Kaurna
The Yindjibarndi language is spoken by Indigenous people in which region of Western Australia?
a) Pilbara
b) Kimberley
c) Goldfields
d) Wheatbelt Answer: a) Pilbara
Which language is traditionally spoken by the Woiwurrung people in the Melbourne region of Victoria?
a) Woiwurrung
b) Ngarluma
c) Gumbaynggir
d) Yorta Yorta Answer: a) Woiwurrung
The Adynyamathanha language is associated with which geographical region of South Australia?
a) Adelaide Plains
b) Flinders Ranges
c) Eyre Peninsula
d) Yorke Peninsula Answer: b) Flinders Ranges