AustLit logo

AustLit

image of person or book cover 1593560365736073539.jpg
This image has been sourced from Booktopia
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Warlpiri is a language of the Tanami Desert area of the Northern Territory of Australia. Hundreds of Warlpiri speakers from the main Warlpiri communities of Yuendumu, Willowra, Lajamanu, Nyirrpi and Alekarenge have contributed to the Warlpiri Dictionary, which has been more than 50 years in the making.

'It contains Warlpiri words with English translations; instructive example sentences rich with Warlpiri history and cultural practices; detailed flora and fauna information; more than 500 illustrations, plus colour photographs; and maps of Warlpiri country. With an English word finder, and a guide to Warlpiri grammar and to the complex vocabulary for family relations this dictionary is essential for both beginner and advanced speakers of Warlpiri, translators and interpreters, and for anyone interested in learning more about Warlpiri language and culture.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Aboriginal Studies Press , 2022 .
      image of person or book cover 1593560365736073539.jpg
      This image has been sourced from Booktopia
      Extent: 1416p.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      •  Published December 2022

      ISBN: 9781925302424

Works about this Work

Six Decades, 210 Warlpiri Speakers and 11,000 Words: How a Groundbreaking First Nations Dictionary Was Made Carmel O'Shannessy , Jane Simpson , Otto Jungarrayi Sims , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 25 May 2023;

— Review of Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary Mary Laughren , 2022 reference

'The first large dictionary of the Warlpiri language began in 1959 in Alice Springs, when Yuendumu man †Kenny Wayne Jungarrayi and others started teaching their language to a young American linguist, Ken Hale.' (Publication summary)

Six Decades, 210 Warlpiri Speakers and 11,000 Words: How a Groundbreaking First Nations Dictionary Was Made Carmel O'Shannessy , Jane Simpson , Otto Jungarrayi Sims , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 25 May 2023;

— Review of Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary Mary Laughren , 2022 reference

'The first large dictionary of the Warlpiri language began in 1959 in Alice Springs, when Yuendumu man †Kenny Wayne Jungarrayi and others started teaching their language to a young American linguist, Ken Hale.' (Publication summary)

Last amended 9 Sep 2022 10:45:35
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X