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Austral English vs Australian English

Austral Englishthe variety of English spoken by most inhabitants of Australia and New Zealand:

  • The term Austral English is sometimes used to cover the language of the whole of Australasia.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase Austral languagethe language of the Austral Islands (an archipelago in the South Pacific inhabited by Polynesians):

  • The origin of the Khasis is still an enigma…. Their language is considered a branch of austral languages.

Australian Englishthe variety of English spoken by most inhabitants of Australia:

  • There is Australian English, and American English, and Indian English—recognizable … as a matter of idiom and accent.