9781925302707: Mawng Dictionary
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ISBN 10: 1925302709 ISBN 13: 9781925302707
Editorial: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2021

Sinopsis

Mawng is a language of western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the main language of Warruwi community and is spoken by about 400 people of all generations. Mawng is associated with the islands of Warruwi and Weyirra (North and South Goulburn Islands) and an area of the mainland near the islands. The Mawng Dictionary is the most comprehensive ever published. It contains information about plants and animals, cultural practices, place names and kinship terms, including tri-relational kunteypi terms. There is an introduction to Mawng with explanations of the spelling system and kinship. It includes many illustrations, an English word finder, and lists of kinship terms, verb roots and scientific names for plants and animals.

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Acerca de los autores

Ruth Singer has worked as a linguist with Warruwi community since 2002. She worked closely with Nita Garidjalalug and Rosemary Urabadi on the dictionary. She manages the Mawng Ngaralk website, produces films in Mawng and other local languages and supports Warruwi school's Mawng classes. She is based at the University of Melbourne.

Nita Garidjalalug worked closely with Ruth Singer to check dictionary entries. Together they investigated verbs, and worked on plant and animal names and kin terms. Nita was a health worker at Warruwi clinic, and with Peggy Mirwuma wrote a book on traditional plant medicine.

Rosemary Urabadi is an expert on Mawng. She studied linguistics at Batchelor Institute and worked at Warruwi school on bilingual education materials, taught literacy, wrote books and recorded the knowledge of Elders. Rosemary researched kin terms for the dictionary.

Heather Hewett (nee Hinch) arrived at Warruwi in 1952 as a missionary nurse. She learned Mawng to provide better care for her patients. She studied linguistics and compiled an early version of the dictionary and other Mawng resources. She helped establish the MawngEnglish bilingual program at Warruwi school.

Peggy Mirwuma (deceased) worked at Warruwi's translation centre and bilingual literature production centre for many years. She worked on literacy, edited dictionary entries, and wrote and illustrated readers for children. She translated Bible stories and illustrated books on health and diet for the Warruwi clinic.

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Editorial
Aboriginal Studies Press
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1925302709
ISBN 13 
9781925302707
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
338
Contacto del fabricante
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