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Ngirrma badji! : Djabugay! / written by Bina ; illustrated by Guginy = Sing in language! : Djabugay! /written by Michael Quinn ; illustrated by Frank McLeod
Bib ID 1133695
Format BookBook
Author
Quinn, Michael, 1948-
 
Description Brisbane : Dept of Education, c1992 
20 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. 
ISBN 0724251979
Summary

Collection of song texts written by members of the Gudgu-gudgu (or Rainbow) band including Wanyarra (or Roy Banning) to keep alive the language of the bulmba region of Cairns-Kurunda, North Queensland.

Notes

" ... this book has been funded by the Commonwealth Government's National Aboriginal Education Programme."

In Djabugay with parallel English.

All songs except Djawarray (or Thunder) are available on cassette recorded by Rainbow (or Gudju-gudju).

Subjects Songs, Aboriginal Australian -- Queensland -- Cairns Region -- Texts.  |  Djabugay -- Study and teaching.  |  Popular music -- Australia -- 1991-2000 -- Texts.  |  Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Cairns Region -- Languages.  |  Music - Vocal.  |  Education - Language - Indigenous languages.  |  Djabugay / Tjapukai / Djabuganjdji language (Y106) (Qld SE55-01)  |  Djabugay / Tjapukai / Djabuganjdji language (Y106) (Qld SE55-01)  |  Djabugay / Tjapukai / Djabuganjdji language (Qld SE55-01)  |  Northeast Queensland (NE Qld SE55)
Other authors/contributors Banning, Roy, 1948-  |  McLeod, Frank, 1969-  |  Queensland. Department of Education  |  Australia. National Aboriginal Education Committee  |  Gudju-gudju (Musical group)
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Sing in language! : Djabugay!

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