A grammar and dictionary of Gathang : the language of the Birrbay, Guringay and Warrimay / Amanda Lissarrague
- Bib ID:
- 4700815
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Lissarrague, Amanda, 1958-
- Description:
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- Nambucca Heads, N.S.W. : Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Co-operative, [2010]
- xvii, 348 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780977535170
- Summary:
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The Gathang people of the New South Wales mid-north coast are reviving their language and culture and passing it on to their children. Gathang (or Kattang) is a general name for the language also known as Birrbay (Biripi), Guringay (Gringai) and Warrimay (Worimi), technically these are dialects of the same language.
- Notes:
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- "The book is a grammar and dictionary of Gathang, the language of the Birrbay, Guringay and Warrimay people of the central and mid-north coast of New South Wales"--Publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-343)
- Subject:
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- Kattang language
- Kattang language -- Dictionaries -- English
- Kattang language -- Grammar -- Terminology
- Worimi (Australian people) -- Languages
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Languages
- Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax
- Language - Linguistics - Language elicitation - Translated
- Language - Vocabulary - Dictionaries and glossaries
- Worimi / Gadang / Kattang language (E2) (NSW SI56-02)
- Language - Vocabulary - Place names
- Other authors/contributors:
- Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2010
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