Austral English—the 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 language—the 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 English—the 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.