New Zealand English
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New Zealand English is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most New Zealanders. Its language code in ISO and Internet standards is en-NZ. English is the first language of the maj
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Australian English
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Australian English is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language and de facto national language. While Australia has no official language, En
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…and become distinctive only in the last 150 years". The variety of English that had the biggest influence on the development of New Zealand English was Australian English, itself derived from Southeastern England English, with considerable influence from Scottish and Hiberno-English, and with lesser influences the British…
The First Fleet, which brought the English language to Australia
The Australian gold rushes saw many external influences on the language.
Bush poets such as Banjo Paterson captured the Australian vocabulary of the 19th century in their bush ballads.