Wiidhaa : an introduction to Gamilaraay /

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The Gamilaraay language declined in use for many years after the colonisation of Australia. From around 1990, Gamilaraay people and others have been working to revive the language. This book draws on recent research into previous records and analyses of Gamilaraay and of the closely related, and bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Giacon, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Australian
Published: Acton, ACT : ANU Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians > Languages.
Kamilaroi (Australian people)
Kamilaroi language > Textbooks.
Kamilaroi language > Dialects.
Kamilaroi language > Grammar.
Kamilaroi (Langue) > Grammaire.
Kamilaroi (Langue) > Dialectes.
Langues australiennes.
Kamilaroi (Peuple d'Australie)
Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language D23.
Yuwaalaraay language D27.
Australian Aboriginal languages.
Historical & comparative linguistics.
Language learning: audio-visual & multimedia.
Kamilaroi language.
Australian
Electronic books.
Textbooks.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay
  • Language revival
  • Using Wiidhaa
  • Lesson 1. Hello, Goodbye, Questions
  • Lesson 2. 'This, That' Demonstratives
  • more questions
  • Lesson 3. Contrast / Take it!
  • Lesson 4. Who are you? Are you good?
  • Lesson 5. Verbs: Y class/ 'going to' (Allative) suffix
  • Lesson 6. Verbs: Y class 'future' and 'past'
  • Lesson 7. Where is it? The place (Locative) suffix
  • Lesson 8. Possession
  • Lesson 9. To, From and At
  • Lesson 10. Adjectives
  • Gayrrda
  • Lesson 11. L class verbs
  • transitivity
  • doer.to/Ergative suffix.
  • Lesson 12. Doer.to/Actor and instrument
  • Lesson 13. Verbs: NG class, RR class
  • Lesson 14. What for/Whose/Who for?
  • Lesson 15. More Pronouns: Singular
  • Lesson 16. Verbs: Continuous
  • non-moving
  • Lesson 17. Verbs: Continuous
  • moving
  • Lesson 18. Further Suffixes
  • Lesson 19. More Pronouns: Dual and Plural
  • Lesson 20. Pronouns: Locative/Allative and Ablative
  • Lesson 21. Other Third Person Pronouns
  • Appendix 1. Resources
  • Appendix 2. Pronunciation Guide
  • Appendix 3. Case Summary
  • Appendix 4. Verb Summary
  • Appendix 5. Pronoun Summary
  • Appendix 6. Wordlist
  • References.

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