# The 50 Words Project: Listening to Australia’s ancient languages

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Podcast: [Nightlife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nightlife-159858)
Published: 2026-07-05T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/nightlife-naidoc-indigenous-language-aboriginal-50-words-project/106882490
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## Resource

Professor Rachel Nordlinger discusses the 50 Words Project, which has now recorded 50 words in 100 Indigenous Australian languages, helping preserve and share the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.

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