Content tagged with Linguistics
Ngiyampaa Wordworld: Thipingku Yuwi, Maka Ngiya; Names of Birds and Other Words
The Wangaaypuwan dialect of Ngiyampaa is the language of the Pilaarrkiyalu, Nhiilyikiyalu and Karulkiyalu people that come from the dry, riverless...
Publication or resource - 15 May 2020
A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman
Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of...
Publication or resource - 14 May 2020
Gurgun Mibinyah: Yugambeh, Ngarahngwal, Ngahnduwal A dictionary and grammar of Mibiny language varieties from the Tweed to the Logan rivers
Gurgun Mibinyah (belonging to Mibiny speakers) is a dictionary of the northern varieties of the language Yugambeh-Bundjalung, or Bandjalangic, spoken...
Publication or resource - 10 Sep 2019
Mudburra to English Dictionary
Mudburra is an Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory (Australia). Many Mudburra people live in Elliott, Marlinja, Yarralin and Kalkaringi....
Publication or resource - 10 Sep 2019
Conservation of Indigenous Language Cards
The Ken Hale language cards in the AIATSIS Collection number over 3500 and help document various Indigenous languages from the remote...
Blog post - 2 Sep 2019
The Sydney Language
The Sydney Language was written to revive interest the Aboriginal language of the Sydney district. It makes readily available the small amount of...
Publication or resource - 2 Aug 2019
Arthur Capell and language codes
For many years, AIATSIS has been looking after Arthur Capell’s archive of over 230 reels that contain language recordings. Among these are...
Blog post - 11 Oct 2016
Literacy in language
The AIATSIS Australian Indigenous Languages Collection was established in 1981. It contains over 4300 titles and was placed on the UNESCO Australian...
Blog post - 14 Sep 2016
Indigenous Australian Languages
Celebrating 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Strong cultural identity enables one to feel proud of themselves, and speaking and...
Explore article - 3 Jun 2015
Dr Kazuko Obata
Bio - 3 Feb 2015
Kurlumarniny: We come from the desert
Summary We come from the desert is the story of Minyjun (Monty Hale), a senior Ngulipartu man from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Written...
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Aboriginal ways of using English
Summary This new collection by Professor Diana Eades addresses the way non-traditional language Aboriginal speakers of English use and speak English...
Publication or resource - 23 Jan 2015
Aboriginal ways of using English
Summary This new collection by Professor Diana Eades addresses the way non-traditional language Aboriginal speakers of English use and speak...
Publication or resource - 23 Jan 2015
Being Black: Aboriginal cultures in 'settled' Australia
Summary Being black brings together the results of research by a range of renowned anthropologists focusing on the social life of people who...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia
Summary How many Aboriginal languages exist, where are they spoken and how are they learned by children? Do dictionaries of Aboriginal languages...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Paper and Talk: A manual for reconstituting materials in Australian Indigenous languages
Summary This is a concise guide and an excellent introduction to the complicated issues of language reconstruction. Finding out about languages...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Kurlumarniny: We come from the desert
Summary We come from the desert is the story of Minyjun (Monty Hale), a senior Ngulipartu man from the Pilbara region of Western Australia....
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Kangkushot: The life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin (Second edition)
Summary Kangkushot provides valuable insights into the rich and spiritual way Aboriginal people view their lives and land, and their place in it...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014