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Australian Aboriginals :: Indigenous People

Aboriginal Languages of Australia - Guide to internet resources for Australian indigenous languages.
Meta Description: [ The Authoritative Internet Guide to Australian Indigenous Languages;
part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Information on Aboriginal Art & artists, australian aboriginal culture, didgeridoo, history and language. ]
Australian Aboriginal Language Material - Language materials from the Flint papers including information on symbols, abbreviations, phonemes, orthographic conventions, recording practice,s and bibliography.
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Australian Government Language Preservation Programs - Details on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission language maintenance programs.
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.
Meta Description: [ Australian Indigenous languages ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Australian Linguistic Society homepage ]
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.
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Dative Split in Martuthunira - Research on nominative/accusative case-marking pattern in Martuthunira that distinguishes it from most of the non-accusative languages of the Pilbara.
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.
Meta Description: [ The Fall of Dyirbal ]
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.
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.
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Maningrida CEC: A school in Arnhem Land - A bilingual school in a large Aboriginal community in central Arnhem Land on the north coast of the Northern Territory of Australia with contact details and language map of the region.
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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.
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.
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.
Meta Description: [ Aboriginal studies, Aboriginal research, Indigenous studies, Indigenous research, Australian studies ]
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Wagiman Online Dictionary - Dictionary and sample text for Wagiman, an aboriginal language spoken in Australia's Northern Territory.
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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