Wuka nyanganunga liYanyuwa liAnthawirriyarra. Language for Us, The Yanyuwa Saltwater People: A Yanyuwa...

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John Bradley

Wuka nyanganunga liYanyuwa liAnthawirriyarra. Language for Us, The Yanyuwa Saltwater People

A Yanyuwa Encyclopaedia: Volume 1

John Bradley

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Australian Scholarly Publishing
15 December 2017

Historical & comparative linguistics

This Encyclopaedia is a rich, authoritative repository of the cultural and linguistic knowledge of the Yanyuwa, the Saltwater people of the coastal and island country near Borroloola in the Northern Territory of Australia. Volume 1 will interest linguists and ethnographic researchers. Its chapters cover the Yanyuwa and their country; historical and contemporary recorders and recordings of their language; examples of 35 texts recorded between 1959 and 2013, many extensive and all with word-by-word and polished English translations; over 100 song poetry texts, many short but others involving extended song cycles, with translations; 26 Ancestral Dreaming stories, with translations. Appendices cover word games, string games and sign language. This volume includes illustrations, a bibliography and an index. Volume 2 will be of particular interest to linguists. Part 1 considers Yanyuwa grammar, which has distinctive features, in detail. Chapters cover the sounds of Yanyuwa; special dialects, including separate mens and womens language; the 16 noun classes, as well as avoidance noun forms; pronouns; adjectives; and verbs all with extensive examples. Part 2 offers a comprehensive YanyuwaEnglish dictionary, with important linguistic, taxonomic and cultural information, bilingual examples and cross-references. Part 3 is an English-Yanyuwa word finder, with subcategories of thematically related words. This volume includes illustrations and a bibliography.

By: John Bradley
Imprint: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Volume: 1
ISBN: 9781925003673
ISBN 10: 1925003671
Pages: 618
Publication Date: 15 December 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Bradley is an Associate Professor at the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University, Melbourne.