Science: Social_Sciences: Linguistics: Languages: Natural: Australian

Warlmanpa (2)
Warlpiri (1)

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Society: Ethnicity: Indigenous People: Australian Aboriginals (128)

Aboriginal Languages of Australia
Guide to internet resources for Australian indigenous languages.

Arrernte Dictionary
Small dictionary of Arrernte words for animals and objects with links to a language map of the region and additional Arrernte vocabulary lists.

Australian Aboriginal Language Material
Language materials from the Flint papers including information on symbols, abbreviations, phonemes, orthographic conventions, recording practice,s and bibliography.

Australian Indigenous Languages
Internet guide to Australian indigenous languages. Comprehensive site with dictionaries, language resources, organization contacts, wordlists, sound files and links to related sites.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies
Computer-based materials about Australian Indigenous languages including dictionaries, grammars and teaching materials for about 300 languages.

Australian Languages Links
Links, maps and specialty pages for Australian languages.

Australian Linguistic Society
Details on the Australian Linguistic Society including information on membership, mailing list, projects, conferences and links to related sites.

Australian Linguistics Network
Australian university departments with linguists, web pages and other Australian linguistics-related links.

Awabakal Language Place Names
Place names of the Lake Macquarie region of Australia.

Ayapathu Wordlist
Short list of Ayapathu vocabulary.

Dyirbal in Assimilation
Essay by Jan Wohlgemut discussing the social surroundings and grammatical change of present-day Dyirbal as compared to the language Dixon described in 1968.

Experiences with Kirrkirr
Paper discussing what is desirable or necessary database technology to develop browsing interfaces to lexical databases for indigenous languages based on experiences developing such for the Kirrkirr language.

Garawa (Garrwa)
Information on the extinct Garawa (or Garrwa) language, which used to be spoken in the Gulf of Carpentaria region close to the Northern Territory - Queensland border.

Indigenous Languages Directory
National indigenous languages directory maintained by the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

The Kaurna People
A brief description of the culture, society and territory of the Kaurna people of what is now Adelaide, in South Australia. Also contains bibliographical sources for further research.

Kaurna Warra
Interactive dictionary and language data base for the Kaurna language.

Keeping the Aboriginal Language Strong
Article on the efforts of Christobel Swann to conserve Australian Aboriginal languages. Good discussion on some of the issues that make preserving endangered languages difficult to achieve.

Kutthung Vocabulary
Vocabulary of the Kutthung or Kattang dialect once spoken along the southern bank of the Karuah river and south shore of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia.

Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
A facsimile version of the Martuthunira grammar is made available by the author (Alan Dench) as a set of linked PDF files. The Table of Contents, Index entries, and all internal text references to sections of the grammar, the bibliography, and language examples are links allowing quick and easy navigation. The download must be requested from the author, who will ask for some information about the requestor before sending the files.

Nhirrpi Data
A sketch grammar of Nhirrpi with bidirectional wordlists and sample sentences. The language, from South Australia, is also called Palpamadramadra and it is very close to Yandruwandha.

Pakanh Alphabetical Search Index
Dictionary for the Pakanh language of central Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia. Includes vocabulary, glosses or translations and links to related cultural materials.

University of South Australia Aboriginal Studies and Teacher Education Centre
Provides information for prospective students of Australian Aboriginal languages, particularly Pitjantjatjara, and links to other resources.

Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola Multimedia Dictionary
Dictionary for a language spoken in the Cape York peninsula in North Queensland, Australia.

Yanyula
Information on the Yanyula language (phonology, grammar, etc.), traditionally spoken along the north coast of the Northern Territory and in the Sir Edward Pellew Islands.

Yindjibarndi Online Dictionary
WAV format sound files for Yindjibarndi vocabulary for body parts and some animals.

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