TY - BOOK
T1 - Mawng Dictionary
AU - Singer, Ruth
AU - Garidjalalug, Nita
AU - Urabadi, Rosemary
AU - Hewett, Heather
AU - Mirwuma, Peggy
AU - Ambidjambidj, Philip
AU - Fabricius, Anne
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Mawng is a language of western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the main language of Warruwi community and is spoken by about 400 people of all generations. Mawng is associated with the islands of Warruwi and Weyirra (North and South Goulburn Islands) and an area of the mainland near the islands. The Mawng Dictionary is the most comprehensive ever published. It contains information about plants and animals, cultural practices, place names and kinship terms, including tri-relational kunteypi terms. There is an introduction to Mawng with explanations of the spelling system and kinship. It includes many illustrations, an English word finder, and lists of kinship terms, verb roots and scientific names for plants and animals.
AB - Mawng is a language of western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the main language of Warruwi community and is spoken by about 400 people of all generations. Mawng is associated with the islands of Warruwi and Weyirra (North and South Goulburn Islands) and an area of the mainland near the islands. The Mawng Dictionary is the most comprehensive ever published. It contains information about plants and animals, cultural practices, place names and kinship terms, including tri-relational kunteypi terms. There is an introduction to Mawng with explanations of the spelling system and kinship. It includes many illustrations, an English word finder, and lists of kinship terms, verb roots and scientific names for plants and animals.
UR - https://shop.aiatsis.gov.au/products/mawng-dictionary
M3 - Book
SN - 9781925302707
BT - Mawng Dictionary
PB - Aboriginal Studies Press
CY - Canberra
ER -
