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Over "2,800" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Arrernte, Eastern Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
AWABAKAL LANGUAGE - AWABA LANGUAGE
Number of Speakers: Unknown Revitalization Program Awaba Language - Publication - University of Newcastle, Australia and the Wollotuka Institute, University of Newcastle, Australia Writing System: Latin Script.
Awabakal Dictionary "Awaba: A Database of Historical Materials Relating to the Aborigines of the Newcastle-Lake Macquarie Region" includes
English <> Awabakal Dictionary..." BAYUNGU LANGUAGE
Over "2" (Bayungu - The People and their Traditional Country - Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Revitalization Program. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
BUNUBA LANGUAGE
Over "114" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
BURARRA LANGUAGE
Over "1,000" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Burarra-English Interactive Dictionary
Burarra Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
BURDUNA LANGUAGE
Number of Speakers: "...Many people of Burduna heritage speak some words or phrases but the language is considered to be extinct..." (Burduna - The People and their Traditional Country - Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Revitalization Program. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
DJINANG LANGUAGE
Over "300" Speakers in Australia. Revitalization Program. Writing System: Latin Script.
Djinang Interactive Dictionary
A Distinctive Features Approach to Djinang Verb Morphology - Author: Bruce Waters, Published by: Australian Aborigines Branch, Darwin, Australia, December 1979, Summer Institute of Linguistics |
Over "50" Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children and Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) Langauge Courses being taught in High Schools in Northern New South Wales. "The Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) Language, northern New South Wales - A Brief History of Research - Author: Peter K. Austin - The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project" Writing System: Latin Script.
Gamilaraay Language
"KAMILAROI (GAMILARAAY)-ENGLISH" "ENGLISH-KAMILAROI (GAMILARAAY)" - KAMILAROI THESAURUS - GAMILARAAY THESAURUS - Authors: Peter Austin & David Nathan (Director, Endangered Languages Archive, The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project (HRELP); School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London); Hosted by: Coombsweb, Australian National University, Australia Multimedia English - Kamilaroi Thesaurus - English <> Gamilaraay Thesaurus (Text & Images). For more information see Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay Dictionary; Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay Web Dictionary; David Nathan's Aboriginal Languages of Australia; David Nathan's Home Page; David Nathan's Home Page at The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project (HRELP); The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project (HRELP); David Nathan's Home Page at the Department of Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies or the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Gayarragi, Winangali
"...is free for use by individuals and Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay organisations..."
957 spoken sentences from traditional speakers, all transcribed, and hyperlinked to the dictionary; etc..." Gamilaraay Courses, Lessons, etc. - Kamilaroi Courses, Lessons, etc.
Examples of "Gamilaraay" Audio Lessons include
Gamilaraay Greetings Words & Phrases Audio Lessons; Gamilaraay Conversation Words & Phrases Audio Lessons; etc..." GUGUYIMIDJIR LANGUAGE - GUUGU YIMITHIRR LANGUAGE - GUGU YIMIJIR LANGUAGE - KOKO YIMIDIRR LANGUAGE
Over "780" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Guguyimidjir Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
GUMATJ LANGUAGE
Over "200" (Gunyangara: East Arnhem Shire Council & the Gumatj Association) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Gumatj Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
GUNWINGGU LANGUAGE - KUNWINJKU LANGUAGE
Over "900" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Gunwinggu Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
KUNWINJKU LESSONS - Bininj Gunwok Project, Australia Multimedia Kunwinjku Phrases (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see Bininj Gunwok Project GUPAPUYNGU LANGUAGE - DHUWALA LANGUAGE
Over "320" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Click on either
Gupapyngu Dictionary (2.6MB Download)..."
GURDJAR LANGUAGE - KURTJAR LANGAUGE
Over "20" (Page 2 of the Research Report Bibliography: Red River - February 2003 - Research Unit, National Native Title Tribunal, Commonwealth of Australia) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Gurdjar Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
KURTJAR PLACENAMES - Author: Paul Black, "Chapter 19 - Kurjar placenames" of "Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-namaing the Australian landscape", Editors: Harold Koch and Luise Hercus, Publishers: Aboriginal History Inc. & ANU E Press, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia, 2009 Multimedia Kurtjar Placenames (Text & Images). For more information see Aboriginal Placenames or the ANU E Press |
Over "150" (Iwaidja-English Interactive Dictionary - Introduction - 2011) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Iwaidja-English Interactive Dictionary
"...The interactive version is based on the revised 1982 draft that was eventually published as Pym and Larrimore (1998)..." JIWARLI LANGUAGE
Number of Speakers: "...There are many people who are from Jiwarli heritage who speak a few words or phrases of the language..." (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre). Revitalization Program: ? Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
KAITITJ LANGUAGE - KAYTETYE LANGUAGE
Over "150" (Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Kaititj Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
KALA LAGAW YA LANGUAGE - KALAW LAGAW YA LANGUAGE - KALAW KAWAW YA LANGUAGE
Over "1,200" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Kala Lagaw Ya (Western Torres Strait) Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
KARAJARRI LANGUAGE
Over "15" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
KARTUJARRA LANGUAGE
Approximately "5" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers ("...who could still speak a pure form of the language..." in Australia. Language Programs: ? Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
KRIOL LANGUAGE
MANGALA LANGUAGE
Over "15" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children Nyikina Mangala Community School. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
MANYJILYJARRA LANGUAGE
Over "300" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
MARTU WANGKA LANGUAGE
Over "800" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children Jigalong Remote Community School. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
MERIAM LANGUAGE - MERIAM MIR LANGAUGE - MIRIAM LANGUAGES
Over "200" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Meriam Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
MURRINH-PATHA LANGUAGE - MURRINY PATHA LANGUAGE
Over "1,800" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Murrinh-Patha Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
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Over "180" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Nangikurrunggurr Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
NGADJONJI LANGUAGE - NGADJON LANGUAGE - NGADJAN LANGUAGE - DYIRBAL LANGUAGE
Number of Speakers: ? Language Programs for Adults & Children Atherton State High School. Writing System: Latin Script.
NGARLUMA LANGUAGE
Over "30" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
NUNGGUBUYU LANGUAGE
Over "100" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Nunggubuyu Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
Browse down to "works on Nunggubuyu (Australia) published by AIAS". Examples of "Nunggubuyu Myths and Ethnographic Texts" Categores include
Nunggubuyu Rituals and Corroborees; Nunggubuyu Bush Foods and Medicines; Nunggubuyu Kinship, Social Relations, and Naming Practises; Nunggubuyu Animal and Hunting Techniques; etc..." NYAMAL LANGUAGE
Over "5" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia with more having "...a partial or passive understanding of the language...". Revitalization Program: ? Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
NYANGUMARTA LANGUAGE
Over "300" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
Nyangumarta Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases)
PAKANHA LANGUAGE - BAKANH LANGUAGE - BAKANHA LANGUAGE - AYABAKAN LANGUAGE
Currently Determing Number of Speakers Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
PITJANTJATJARA LANGUAGE
Over "2,600" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
PITJANTJATJARA VACABULARY LESSONS (WAV OR MP3) - Speaker: Albert, Pitjantjatjara Freehold Lands, Northwest South Australia, Australia; The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive, University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) Multimedia Pitjantjatjara Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Pitjantjatjara Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
PITJANTJATJARA LESSONS - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Commonwealth National Parks, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government Multimedia Pitjantjatjara Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Examples of Pitjantjatjara Lessons include
Pitjantjatjara Words for Animals, Plants, etc.; Pitjantjatjara Phrases; Pitjantjatjara Common words; etc..." PUTIJARRA LANGUAGE
Over "5" (Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre) Speakers in Australia. Revitalization Language Project. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
THALANYJI LANGUAGE
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
TIWI LANGUAGE
Over "1,700" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Tiwi-English Interactive Dictionary
Tiwi Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
UW OYKANGAND LANGUAGE - UW OLKOLA LANGUAGE
Over "100" (Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
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Wagiman Dictionary
Wagiman Texts
WALMAJARRI LANGUAGE
Over "500" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Walmajarri-English Interactive Dictionary
"...The Walmajarri speakers represented known dialects of the language. Where they identified words as belonging to a particular region or group, the identification used was shown in brackets after the headword; (E) Eastern, (J) Juwaliny, M (middle), (N) Noonkanbah. The electronic version maintains this identification..." WARLPIRI LANGUAGE - WALPIRI LANGUAGE
Over "2,500" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children (Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation). Writing System: Latin Script.
Interactive Warlpiri-English Dictionary: With English-Warlpiri Finderlish (2nd Edition)
Warlpiri Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
WARLPIRI VERBS ROOTS - David Nash, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Program, School of Language Studies, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Multimedia Warlpiri Verbs Roots (Text & Images). For more information see Warlpiri; David Nash's Home Page or the Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Program WARNMAN LANGUAGE
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
WIK-MUNGKAN LANGUAGE
Over "1,000" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Wik-Mungkan-English Interactive Dictionary orginally
"...The interactive version is based on the printed dictionary and has not been changed or updated, other than to add semantic categories to assist electronic searches..."
Wik-Mungkan Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
YANYUWA LANGUAGE - YANYULA LANGUAGE - YANULA LANGUAGE
Over "120" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
English <>Yanyuwa Dictionary "YANYUWA WUKA: Language from Yanyuwa Country" also includes
Dialects in Yanyuwa; Yanyuwa Nouns, Yanyuwa Adjectives & Yanyuwa Verbs..." Yanyuwa Texts; Yanyuwa Songs; etc..."
Yanyuwa Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
YINDJIBARNDI LANGUAGE
Over "300" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
Yindjibarndi Vocabulary Audio Lessons (Words & Phrases).
YOLŊU MATHA LANGUAGE - YOLNGU MATHA LANGUAGE
A DICTIONARY OF LEGAL TERMS IN ENGLISH & YOLŊU MATHA - Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Inc. (ARDS), Darwin & Nhulunbuy, Australia Multimedia Dictionary of Legal Terms in English & Yolŋu Matha - PDF, 15 Pages (Text & Images). Dictionary of Legal Terms in English & Yolŋu Matha
YULPARIJA LANGUAGE
Over "15" (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government) Speakers in Australia. Language Programs for Adults & Children. Writing System: Latin Script.
Under "Pilbara Languages", Languages of the Pilbara
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LANGUAGES, HISTORIES, DATABASES, MAPS, ETC.
Australian Aboriginal Languages - Virtual Library: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages includes
Dictionaries, Grammar Lessons, Stories, Workshops, Publications; etc..." INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MAP OF AUSTRALIA - Creator of the Map: David R. Horton; Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz; Hosted by the: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Multimedia Indigenous Language Map of Australia (Text & Images). For more information see Indigenous or the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) MURA - AIATSIS COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Multimedia Mura - AIATSIS Collections Catalogue (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Mura - AIATSIS Collections Catalogue
Library Collection; Family History Resources; etc..." AUSTLANG - AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES DATABASE - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Multimedia Australian Indigenous Languages Database (Text & Images). For more information see Language resources or the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS CENSUS - 2006 - DETAILED IN THE "STATE OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE 2011" Multimedia Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 2006 - Detailed in the "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011" - Released: December 2011 - Beginning on Page 99 - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government (Text & Images). "State of Indigenous Cultural Heritage 2011", Beginning on Page 99 includes
INDIGENOUS WORD LISTS COMPILED BY EDWARD MMICKLETHWAITE CURR - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Australia Multimedia Edward M. Curr's Indigenous Word Lists (Text & Images). For more information see Collection of Wrods - an AIATSIS Online Exhibition; Collections or the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) INDIGENOUS WORD LISTS COMPILED BY ROBERT SMYTH - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Australia Multimedia Robert Brough Smyth's Indigenous Word Lists (Text & Images). For more information see Collection of Wrods - an AIATSIS Online Exhibition; Collections or the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) |
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