Gija Dictionary
$62.65
- Paperback
430 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2022
Summary
Gija is a traditional language of the East Kimberley in the north-west of Australia. It is a landscape of weathered hills hugged by spinifex, startling rocky outcrops, hidden waterholes and dry riverbeds that turn to raging torrents in the wet season. Gija country extends north of Warmun (Turkey Creek) in the upper reaches of the Ord and Dunham rivers, south to Halls Creek and west to Lansdowne and Tableland stations. The Purnululu (Bungle-Bungle Boornooloo) National Park sits in Gija country…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922752109 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 192275210X |
| Author: | Frances Kofod, Eileen Bray, Rusty Peters, Joe Blythe, Anna Crane |
| Publisher: | Aboriginal Studies Press |
| Imprint: | Aboriginal Studies Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 430 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 798g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 241mm x 171mm |
About The Author
Frances Kofod
Frances Kofod has worked with Gija, Miriwoong and Gajirrabeng languages since the 1970s and has been involved in many Gija language and culture projects at Warrmarn (Warmun Turkey Creek), including helping establish Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre in Kununurra (WA).
Mr R Peters was born in 1935 at Balinyin, Springvale Station, in the East Kimberley. When young he learned Gija law in the bush. After he and other Aboriginal stockmen were forced to leave stations after the granting of citizenship and equal wages in 1967, Mr Peters began teaching Gija language at the Ngalangangpum School at Warmun and dedicated his life to passing on Gija culture.
Eileen Bray grew up in the bush in Gija country on Binoowoo (Alice Downs) and Gilban (Mabel Downs). She has taught Gjia language at the Ngalangangpum School at Warrmarn (Warmun Turkey Creek) since the 1970s, and has been a senior language consultant on many Gija projects.
Anna Crane has worked on Gija language documentation, description and revitalisation projects since 2005, including as an educational linguist in community schools, and as assistant to a Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Documentation Project.
Joe Blythe is an interactional linguist specialising in Australian Indigenous languages. His research interests include gesture and embodiment, turn-taking, spatial cognition, language evolution, kinship concepts and social identities.
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