Gambay - First Languages Map

Gambay is the first Australian map that allows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities control over the way their languages are publicly represented. It showcases over 780 traditional languages.

Developed by First Languages Australia, Gambay is an interactive map that displays and promotes the diversity of Australia’s Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages. The word ‘gambay’ means ‘together’ in the Butchulla language of the Hervey Bay region in Queensland.

‘What I love the most is that the map is interactive. It allows our language warriors to tell their story on their Country.’
Melinda Holden

Regional language centres and programs working directly with language communities have contributed the data included on the map.