AUSSIE EDUCATOR

 LANGUAGES

 ABORIGINAL ENGLISH

• Aboriginal English
  Diana Eades, UNE. Background, vocabulary, sounds, some grammatical features, pragmatics, resources.
• Australian Aboriginal English
  Phonology, grammar, lexicon, references, links. Wikipedia.
• First Languages Australia - Timeline and Knowledgebank
  ‘Jarrak is a public knowledge bank which captures key milestones for strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages from the 1970s until now. Jarrak includes a timeline and searchable database, with links to documentary and audio-visual evidence of achievements made in four areas : policy, education, language centres and resources. This site is best viewed using Chrome or Firefox browser’.

 SPECIFIC LANGUAGES

• Anggargoon
  Bardi on the Web.
• Barani
  ‘There are a number of online and published resources providing background to the history and etymology of Aboriginal words and place names spoken in Sydney and NSW’.
• Barngarla Dictionary
  Android, Free. ‘Explore and learn the language and culture of the Barngarla people anywhere in the world, for free ! Search in Barngarla and English or use our traditional search of Images’.
• Bininj Kunwok Online Dictionary
  ‘This dictionary was developed by the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre for Charles Darwin University’ s Kunwinjku Language course. The search bar looks for both Bininj Kunwok and English terms as well as dialect variations. Click on a word to open the full entry. It’ s still a work in progress, and you can't always find a direct translation for words, and different words have different ranges of meaning in Bininj Kunwok and English’. There are also other books [both free and fee-based] available here.
• Dharawal Words, Phrases and Activities
  ‘A valuable resource for primary school children, educators and the wider community beautifully illustrated by Wiradjuri artist Merindah Funnell. A range of informative activities to enhance an understanding of Dharawal language and culture’. Links to related resources via the same source.
• Garrwa
  ‘Australian Aboriginal language which was spoken in the Gulf of Carpentaria region close to the Northern Territory/Queensland border’. Language information, links. Fairly technical presentation.
• Gurindji Multimedia Dictionary
  Standalone Version, Intro, Lexicon, English-Gurindji, more.
• Jiwarli
  Overview, Dictionary, Resources.

KAMILAROI/GAMILARAAY/GAMILAROI

• Guwaabal 1 - Bigibila wiyayl/The Echidna’ s Spines
  ‘In the right-hand column the story is broken down into individual sentences. The first line is in Yuwaalaraay, the third is an English ‘free’ translation. The second line is an ‘interlinear’ translation; it shows the various parts of each Yuwaalaraay word [verb, noun, suffix etc]. By examining this line you can see how words and sentences are built in Yuwaalaraay’. Listen continuously or sentence by sentence.
• Brolga Yulugi Gamilaraay
  Brolga Dance. Introduction in English with the video presentation of the dance using Gamilaraay.
• Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi/Kamilaroi [AIATSIS Collection BETA]
  Part of Austlang. Links include several short videos such as Give me five in Gamilaraay, Count to 10 in Gomeroi, Near or Far, and Yaama Ghubhii : Connect Song. Documentation lists also available.
• Gamilaraay Language, Alphabet and Pronunciation
  Alphabet chart, sample texts, links to other sources, information on the Pama-Nyungan languages group.
• Gayarragi, Winangali : Find and hear
  ‘An interactive multimedia resource for Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay, Australia [see pop-up maps]. Originally produced as a CD-ROM but is also available as a downloadable app (about 190MB, for Windows and MacOS)’.
• Kamilaroi - A Nations Identity
  Links and Suggested Readings. A compilation by Abbotsleigh School. Includes Suggested Movies and Audio Visual Files, Notable Websites, Web Links and Journals for further information [by category, including a language page].
• Kamilaroi - Gamilaraay Dictionary
  Dictionary, thesaurus.
• Kamilaroi Language
  Video presentation using the language by Jason Archer.

• Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages
  ‘A digital archive of endangered texts in Aboriginal languages of the Northern Territory. This is a living archive, with connections to the people and communities where the books were created’. Their page Resources For teachers is useful, while their Map page shows language areas and language centres.
• Ngalia
  Background to the work being done in this area. For practical activities, try the Ngalia Picture Dictionary, developed in 2013.
• Noongar Dictionary by Rose Whitehurst
• Palawa Kani
  ‘The palawa kani Program was among the first in the country in which Aboriginal people ourselves learnt the necessary linguistic methods which have since enabled us to do all the retrieval work on our language. Palawa kani means ‘Tasmanian Aborigines speak’; it is the only Aboriginal language in lutruwita [Tasmania] today’.
• Pilbara Language Resources
  ‘To view information about each of the Pilbara’s languages, click on the language of your choice in the “Languages of the Pilbara” section. Here you will find an introduction to each language and, for some languages, E-Book Dictionaries and past news stories about Wangka Maya’s work’.
• Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary
  AIATSIS Shop. ‘Warlpiri is a language of the Tanami Desert area of the Northern Territory of Australia. Hundreds of Warlpiri speakers f rom the main Warlpiri communities of Yuendumu, Willowra, Lajamanu, Nyirrpi and Alekarenge have contributed to the Warlpiri Dictionary, which has been more than 60 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 500 illustrations, plus colour photographs; and maps of Warlpiri country. With an English word finder and a guide to Warlpiri grammar and to the complex vocabulary for family relations 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 cultur’.
• Warlpiri - Lexicon
  Download for tablet, standalone version, About Warlpiri, English-Warlpiri, more.
• Western Australian Aboriginal Languages
  Handbook of Languages from south of the Kimberleys. Archived version.
• Wiradjuri Dictionary
  Apple, Android Free. ‘Explore and learn the language and culture of the Wiradjuri people anywhere in the world, for free ! Browse the dictionary by letter, categories and common phrases. Search in Wiradjuri and English or use our traditional search of images’.
• Yuwaalaraay gaay Gamilaraay garay
  ‘Yaama ! Welcome to the Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay home page, the central site for information about the Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay languages of northern New South Wales. Find language learning lessons, information on pronunciation, and in the Guwaabal section there are twelve stories in Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay with transcriptions, English translations and background notes’. You can go to Gayarragi, Winangali ‘an interactive multimedia resource for Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay. Free for use by individuals and Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay organisations’.

 GOVERNMENT SITES

Includes schools and other educational sources. For further information at the school level, check the Indigenous Education page.

 SCHOOLS

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages — Resource guide
  ‘The following list is a selection of websites that relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and are useful starting points for schools and communities. These websites may include ideas, resources and other materials relating to the documentation, preservation or teaching and learning of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages’. QCAA
• Aboriginal Language and Culture Nests
  ‘The Aboriginal Language and Culture Nests operate within participating schools to provide Aboriginal students and their families with a continuous pathway of learning, from preschool to Year 12 and into tertiary education’. A Languages Fact Sheet about these is available here.
• Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia
  Curriculum Council WA. Details of the syllabus. Documents available.
• R–10 Languages [Australian Indigenous] Teaching Resource [SACSA]
  ‘Written by junior primary, primary and secondary teachers with the support of, and in collaboration with policy and program officers’.
• Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies
  ‘This resource guide lists strategies that have proved successful in the teaching and learning of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. It has been adapted from several sources, including international settings’. QCAA.
• Indigenous Languages of Victoria : Revival and Reclamation
  Senior Studies in Victoria. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
• Language, Culture and Communities
  ‘Homepage for Aboriginal languages. Please use the right-hand menu to navigate this section’. Department of Education, NSW
• Mapping Aboriginal Perspectives and Cross-curriculum Content
  Covers multiple topics and all levels. NSW.
• NSW Aboriginal Languages Map
  Shows the various languages and areas where these are spoken.
• Rediscovering Indigenous Languages
  ‘The Rediscovering Indigenous Languages project aims to make accessible the rich archival collections of the State Library of New South Wales. The site features historic word lists, records and other documents relating to Indigenous Australian languages’.

• DECCW Aboriginal Languages Policy
  NSW Environment & Heritage.
• Indigenous Languages - A National Approach
  Abstract, access to full-text.
• Indigenous Languages and Arts Program
  Department of Communications and the Arts. ‘The Indigenous Languages and Arts program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to revive and maintain languages, and to develop and present art’.

 OTHER INFORMATION

 ORGANISATIONS

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Word Lists [State Library Of Queensland]
  ‘These pages include a number of word lists on various topics to support communities in their work to revive, document and preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. The language content is drawn from a range of historical texts found in State Library’s collections’. Part of a larger site on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages. Multiple sections from a Languages Map to a Spoken Virtual Tour, Monthly languages webinars, Word of the Week, other resources and more.
• Aboriginal languages of Australia
  State Library of NSW. ‘Part of the WWW Virtual Library project, this site contains links to dictionaries for many of the more than 200 Australian Aboriginal languages. Also has links to vocabulary, wordlists and placenames’.
• ARDS Aboriginal Corporation - Dictionaries
  A small collection of dictionaries. Other links may also provide language resources.
• Australian Aboriginal On-line Television
  Extensive listing of video snippets. Among these are not only lessons for multiple languages, but also commentary, arts information, more. Now back with access to a wide range of videos.

AIATSIS

• Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive
  ‘Computer-based [digital] materials about Australian Indigenous languages’.
• Austlang
  Read the information here, then go to the Austlang Search Page where ‘AustLang provides information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages which has been assembled from a number of referenced sources’ to access the language database.
• AUSTLANG Bibliography
  ‘This bibliography lists references quoted or cited in the AUSTLANG database as well as grammar books, word lists and dictionaries listed under the Documentation’.
• Indigenous languages preservation : Dictionaries project
  ‘AIATSIS has launched a project to support the publication of Indigenous language dictionaries. The project aims to identify dictionaries that are in an advanced stage of development and work with the language communities to support their publication’. 15 completed at time of update.
• Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia
  ‘Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia provides a series of studies of aspects of language and culture in different parts of Aboriginal Australia’.
• Living Languages
  AIATSIS. ‘In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including around 800 dialects. Languages are living things that connect people to Country, culture and ancestors’.
• MURA^® Collection
  ‘Connects individuals and organisations interested in Australian Indigenous languages’.
• People and languages
  ‘The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI) is an index of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander names selected from generally available publications held at AIATSIS. These publications are books and articles created by, with, or about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’.

• Australian Indigenous Language Collections
  National Library of Australia. ‘The language groups listed in this research guide are first sorted by State and Territory [although there will be some overlap] and then arranged alphabetically’.
• Australian National Dictionary Centre
  The centre has a selected bibliography of Australian English which includes both an Aboriginal English Bibliography and an Aboriginal words in Australian English bibliography.
• Australian Society for Indigenous Languages
  Dictionaries for a number of languages, available for download or use as apps, keyboards, translation software, fonts, advocacy, submissions, more.

FATSIL

• FATSIL
  Note that most of the information is now only available through the Wayback Machine. Selecting one of the format options will take you to this. Enter Fatsilc in the box at the top of the page. Select www.fatsilc.org.au from the options and click on it. Select a highlighted date [if one is available]. Most will be found in the 2010s and lower.
• Language Organisation Directory
  ‘FATSILC has put together a list of the key organisations and community groups in Australia involved in the revitalisation and promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages. This edition of the directory is significantly larger than the previous two volumes, and reflects the enormous growth in the level of support and commitment to lndigenous Languages, across a broad spectrum of the community’.

• First Languages Australia
  ‘First Languages Australia is the national peak body working to ensure the strength of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. We support a network of language centres, community programs and industry partners covering the whole of Australia, and all of our efforts are designed to have both immediate and longstanding impact on the future of our languages’.
• Indigenous Australian Languages Fact Sheet
  General information plus background to influences and changes, Indigenous loan words and placenames plus Resources including further reading and a bibliography.
• Indigenous Languages Collection
  State Library of NSW. ‘These records are vocabularies and other language material from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and date from 1788 to the 1930’s. More than 40 different language groups from all Australian states and territories have been identified in over 200 original items’.
• Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative
  Language courses and multiple resources.
• Narragunnawali - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
  ‘Through learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, students and children can gain deeper knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and identities. Providing students and children with opportunities to learn – and learn about – Australia’ First Languages also plays an important role in supporting language maintenance and revitalisation.’. There is a wide range of Curriculum Resources available here. They can also be used in other curriculum areas.
• OZBIB
  Read the information here, then go to the OZBIB Main Page to access the database.
• Pathways Thesauri
  ‘The Pathways thesaurus is made up of three separate thesaurus headings : Australian place names, Indigenous language groups and people and subjects relating to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies’.
• Second National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2014
  ‘Offers key insights for governments and communities into the current situation of Australian languages, how they are being supported and how best to continue this support’.
• Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
  ‘Focused on retrieving, recording, researching Aboriginal languages and providing a central resource on Victorian Aboriginal Languages with programs now looking at educational tools to teach the Indigenous community about language’. Their Links Page is worth visiting.
• Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre
  ‘We will use our expertise, knowledge and sensitivity to record and foster Aboriginal languages, culture and history’. Programs, language, resources, translating, more. Resources has several downloads.