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Has any [Australian
English](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English_vocabulary) become
incorporated into Japanese as gairaigo? Or would most Japanese people only be
exposed to Australian English from Australian-made shows such as "The
Crocodile Hunter"?
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Is there any gairaigo based on Australian English?
I am personally not aware of any Australian gairago. Being Dutch I looked at
imported words before due to rangaku in the 17th century, followed by
importing some Portuguese and later massive English import of words. And
nowadays the eyes and ears are very focused on US English to the point where
speaking with an Australian or UK English accent actually makes it more
difficult for Japanese to understand you.

I guess the only Australian import words will be limited to the standard
kangaroo, koala, dingo, and so on. But I am not sure if we can call that real
Australian English (due to these words coming from Guugu Yimithirr, Dharuk)?
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