Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary : Warlpiri Yimi-Kirli Manu Jaru-kurlu / Mary Laughren [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laughren, Mary, author.

Language:

Australian languages

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--Languages--Dictionaries.

Aboriginal Australians.

Warlpiri language--Dictionaries--English.

Warlpiri language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1424 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023.

Language Note:

Text in Warlpiri language and English.

Summary:

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. 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, including colour photographs; and maps of Warlpiri country. With an English word finger, a guide to Warlpiri grammar and to the complex vocabulary for family reltaions 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.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Title page

Imprint and copyright page

Contents

Preface

Contributors

1 About Warlpiri people and language

2 Abbreviations used in dictionary entries

3 Warlpiri pronunciation and spelling

4 Warlpiri grammar guide

5 How to find a word in this dictionary

Layout of a dictionary entry

5 Warlpiri to English Dictionary

6 English to Warlpiri word finder list

7 Appendices

Appendix 1 | Flora and fauna

Appendix 2 | Skin names

Appendix 3 | Family relations

Appendix 4 | Endings: Suffixes and enclitics

Appendix 5 | The emergence of the Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A chronological account

Appendix 6 | Select bibliography of main works on Warlpiri.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781925302448

192530244X

9781922059857

1922059854

OCLC:

1378392059