Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary
Warlpiri yimi-kirli manu jaru-kurlu
$59.99
- Hardcover
1416 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2022
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, 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 50…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925302424 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925302423 |
| Author: | Mary Laughren, Kenneth Hale, Jeannie Egan Nungarrayi, Marlurrku Paddy Patrick Jangala, Robert Hoogenraad, David Nash, Jane Simpson |
| Publisher: | ATF Press |
| Imprint: | ATF Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1416 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 2.88kg |
| Dimensions: | 67mm x 226mm x 284mm |
Mary Laughren
Mary Laughren began learning and documenting Warlpiri in 1975 when she was posted to Yuendumu as a linguist (research officer). She started compiling a dictionary of Warlpiri in 1978, working closely with Ken Hale, and with Warlpiri and non-Warlpiri co-compilers in Lajamanu, Wirliyajarrayi, Yuendumu and Nyirrpi over the following decades. Laughren holds an honorary senior research fellowship at The University of Queensland.
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