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Something old, something new: revitalising Maningrida languages

Book covers:   Skul karri-bimbom (We painted the school), Yawkyawk (Mermaid)  and Ngarrbek La Komrdaw (Echidna and Long-necked Turtle). Batchelor Institute Press’s collaboration with the Lúrra Language and Culture Team at Maningrida College saw rich rewards recently with the publicati
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Indigenous bird book a first for Mowanjum Community

The Mowanjum Community recently celebrated the release of a new book Jirigi Jinda Ardangarri, Burnarri Anja, Diigu Aagala – Birds which catalogues 195 birds in three Indigenous languages— Ungarinyin/Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal Gaambera. “Jirigi Jinda Ardangarri, Burnarri An
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New book brings Arrernte bird stories to life

  “Iwenhenge the pipe nhenhe mpwareke apele, ayenge ampe putyelenge amangkeke. Thipe nhenhe mapeke akaltye-irremele akngerrapate mapele iletyarte awemele – arrpenheme, kere anwerne-kenhe, arrpenhe mape anwerne arlkwentye akngerre kwenye arle. My reason why I made this book was th
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