Saibai Island
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Saibai Island, commonly called Saibai, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the Torres Strait of Queensland, Australia. The island is situated north of the Australian mainland and south of the island of New Guinea. The island is a locality within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area. The town of Saibai is located on the north-west coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, Saibai Island had a population of 465 people.
Saibai women help unload produce for the general store on Saibai Island, 1952. The Saibai Island I.I.B. Store is being re-stocked with produce. Several women and men are unloading sacks and barrels and taking them to the store.
Kalaw Lagaw Ya
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Kalau Lagau Ya, Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kala Lagaw Ya, or the Western Torres Strait language is the language indigenous to the central and western Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia. On some islands, it has now largely been replaced by Torres Strait Creole.
Languages used at home by Torres Strait Islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population.