Title Ngarinyman to English dictionary / compiled by Caroline Jones, Eva Schaultze-Berndt, Jessica Denniss, Felicity Meakins ; with contributions from Ronny Balwanjer, Joy Campbell, Christine Daly, Daisy Harrington, Nina Humbert, Kathleen Juduwurr, Snowy Kulmilya, Jessie Kinyayi, Sharon Macmillan, Noeline Nemit, Roy Nuwalad Harrington, Annie Packsaddle, Nellie Packsaddle, Lucy Pedwell, Eileen Roberts, Josie Roberts, Laurie Roberts, Nancy Roberts, Mikayla Friday-Shaw, Elsie Snowy, Pater Waterloo, Bobby Widijburru, Maggie Wilinkari ; with additional contributions from John Laurence, Patrick McConvell, Colleen Moerkerken, Candide Simard, Glenn Wightman

Published Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : illustrations, portraits Contents Preface -- In memory of -- Acknowledgements -- Language and history -- Skin names and kinship -- Alphabet: Consonants -- Vowels -- Grammar guide: -- Nouns and adjectives -- Noun endings -- Making new nouns -- Numbers -- Question words -- Direction words -- Up and down -- River flow -- Compass points -- Demonstratives -- Different forms of demonstratives -- What demonstratives are used for -- Pronouns -- Bound pronouns -- Free pronouns -- Indefinite pronouns -- Verb phrases -- Verbs -- Coverbs -- Making sentences -- Word order in sentences -- Sentences without verbs -- Sentences with verbs -- Complex sentences -- Explanation of dictionary entries -- Ngarinyman to English Dictionary -- English to Ngarinyman word finder -- English to Ngarinyman scientific name finder Summary Ngarinyman is an Aboriginal language of the northern Victoria River District in the Northern Territory (Australia). Many Ngarinyman people live in Yarralin, Bulla Camp, Amanbidji (Kildurk) and around Timber Creek. The Ngarinyman to English Dictionary contains Ngarinyman words with English translations, illustrations and detailed encyclopaedic information about plants, animals and cultural practices. Also included is a guide to Ngarinyman grammar and an English index. This volume is ideal for both beginners and advanced speakers of Ngarinyman, for translators and interpreters, and for anyone interested in learning more about Ngarinyman language and culture. The Ngarinyman to English Dictionary is a part of the AIATSIS Indigenous Language Preservation: Dictionaries Project. This project is a response to the alarming rates of language loss in Australia, and aims to support the publication of Indigenous languages dictionaries. A dictionary contributes to language maintenance, supporting written texts of all genres including important literacy development resources. Dictionaries are a valuable addition to the tool kit of language learners, educators, interpreters and translators. The Dictionaries Project will produce a number of much-needed, high-quality dictionaries of Indigenous languages, which will contribute to community efforts to revitalise and strengthen their languages. The Dictionaries Project is proudly funded by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Notes Text in Ngarinyman and English Print version record Subject Ngarinyman language -- Dictionaries Ngarinyman (Australian people) Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Language -- Dictionaries Ngarinyman language -- Dictionaries -- English Language and culture -- Australia -- Northern Territory Australian languages -- Australia -- Victoria River Region (N.T.) Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria River Region (N.T.) -- Languages Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Dictionaries Australian languages -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Dictionaries Ngarinman -- Ngarinyman people (C27) (NT SE52-01) Ngarinyman language C27 Language -- Vocabulary -- Dictionaries and glossaries Language and culture Australian languages Aboriginal Australians -- Languages Language and languages Ngarinyman (Australian people) Ngarinyman language SUBJECT Australia -- Languages. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009595 Subject Northern Territory -- Victoria River Region Northern Territory Australia Genre/Form Dictionaries Form Electronic book Author Jones, Caroline, 1972- compiler. Schultze-Berndt, Eva, 1967- compiler Denniss, Jessica, 1984- compiler. Meakins, Felicity, 1977- compiler Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, issuing body. ISBN 9781925302813 1925302814

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