In his book The Languages of Australia, Professor Dixon wrote: “There is no language, among the 5,000 or so tongues spoken across the world today, which could be described as ‘primitive.’
In zijn boek The Languages of Australia schreef professor Dixon: „Er is geen taal onder de omstreeks 5000 talen die thans ergens ter wereld worden gesproken, die als ’primitief’ aangeduid zou kunnen worden.jw2019 jw2019