UID:
almafu_9961373849002883
Format:
1 online resource (1424 pages)
Edition:
1st edition.
ISBN:
1-925302-44-X
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1-922059-85-4
Content:
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. It contains Warlpiri words with English translations; instructive example sentences rich with Warlpiri history and cultural practices; detailed flora and fauna information; more than 500 illustrations, including colour photographs; and maps of Warlpiri country. With an English word finger, a guide to Warlpiri grammar and to the complex vocabulary for family reltaions this dictionary is essential for both beginner and advanced speakers of Warlpiri, translators and interpreters, and for anyone interested in learning more about Warlpiri language and culture.
Note:
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Imprint and copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1 About Warlpiri people and language -- 2 Abbreviations used in dictionary entries -- 3 Warlpiri pronunciation and spelling -- 4 Warlpiri grammar guide -- 5 How to find a word in this dictionary -- Layout of a dictionary entry -- 5 Warlpiri to English Dictionary -- 6 English to Warlpiri word finder list -- 7 Appendices -- Appendix 1 | Flora and fauna -- Appendix 2 | Skin names -- Appendix 3 | Family relations -- Appendix 4 | Endings: Suffixes and enclitics -- Appendix 5 | The emergence of the Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A chronological account -- Appendix 6 | Select bibliography of main works on Warlpiri.
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Text in Warlpiri language and English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-925302-42-3
Language:
English
Keywords:
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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