Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages

Editor: David Nathan

Update 2024

This site is no longer current and is not being updated. Since 2016, happily, the number of online sources of knowledge about Australian Indigenous languages exploded in number and diversity of sources, especially from Indigenous organisations and individuals. As a result, it became impossible to keep ALoA up to date. It is no longer a key resource.

As the main web portal for Australian Aboriginal languages on the web (part of Tim Berners-Lee’s official W3C Virtual Library (now defunct at https://www.vlib.org/ - see its history) this site provided summaries, guidance and links to quality resources on Aboriginal languages, especially those produced from communities and by community members. It was listed in most of the major international libraries and other institutions as a key site for Australian languages, and attracted over 500,000 hits a year.

Approximately half of the linked sites still exist and the site’s back-end database remains valuable because it contains data which tracks 20 years of the emergence, expansion and changes in the online presence of Australian First Nations languages from the birth of the web.

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RESULTS: 19 ITEMS FOR CATEGORY Courses

Speaking Gamilaraay 1 (KOCR2605)

Source: University of Sydney

This unit of study will provide students with a basic competence in speaking, understanding, reading and writing Gamilaraay sufficient to recognise and construct simple utterances in the language, and to understand its relationships with other languages.

http://sydney.edu.au/courses/uos/KOCR2605/speaking-gamilaraay-1

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Kaurna language

Source: School of Languages, SA

Kaurna is the original language of the Adelaide Plains. These courses (Stages 1 & 2) focus on developing communication skills in Kaurna (speaking, listening, reading & writing), developing understanding of language as a system and enhancing intercultural understanding.

http://www.schooloflanguages.sa.edu.au/language_kaurna.html

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Kaurna Warra Pintyandi

Source: University of Adelaide

Kaurna language and linguistics courses at Adelaide Uni. Other resources include placenames, wordlists (passworded), Kaurna language information and links. Welcome page includes spoken welcome in Kaurna by Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.24/04/2011

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring

Source: Mirima Council

Website describing the range of activities of the Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language Centre, including the Miriwoong Language Nest, language classes, and language documentation and research. See also the Seasonal calendar.

http://www.mirima.org.au/

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.10/11/2015

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School

Source:

The school hosts the "Noongar Language and Djidi Marlak Cultural Program" where all classes from K to 6 take Noongar language and cultural lessons. Language teachers have developed songs, games, books and teaching resources specific to the local area. Staff also take Noongar lessons and the language is integrated into other learning areas.

http://djididjidiaboriginalschool.wa.edu.au/CulturalEducation.aspx

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.10/04/2015

 

Pitjantjatjara Language and Culture (LANG 2031)

Source: University of South Australia

Aims to develop basic understanding of Pitjantjatjara language and culture through various topics including the concept of Ngapartji and reciprocal exchange; Pitjantjatjara vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and translation; and interaction with fluent speakers.

http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/course.aspx?pageid=106079&y=2015

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.24/04/2002

 

Pitjantjatjara Language Summer School

Source: University of South Australia

Consisting of oral practice, elementary vocabulary, basic grammar and written exercises the School will be conducted with sessions of role play with an emphasis on oral fluency, small group sessions for revision and practice or oral language and grammar sessions

http://www.unisa.edu.au/Education-Arts-and-Social-Sciences/David-Unaipon-College-of-Indigenous-Education-and-Research/Pitjantjatjara-Language-Summer-School/

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage

Source: Charles Sturt university

A course designed for graduates of the Certificate III in Wiradjuri Language. The course is also offered to students currently enrolled at CSU and to people who work with the Wiradjuri community. See also IKC400 Wiradjuri Culture and Heritage.

http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/wiradjuri_language/course-overview

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage

Source: Charles Sturt University

The course provides skills to teach and use the Wiradjuri language in educational and community settings and to work with the Wiradjuri community in culturally appropriate and sensitive ways. The course covers the language, culture, heritage and history of the Wiradjuri nation, and awareness of the difficulties caused by centuries of colonisation, dislocation and dispossession.

http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-in-wiradjuri-language-culture-and-heritage#.UpVs9o2etpE

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

R-10 Languages (Australian Indigenous) Teaching Resource

Source: South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability

Curriculum for Reception to Year 10 students, focusing on language learning and language custodianship, history, and revival, with specific materials for Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri, Pitjantjatjara, Wirangu and Yankunytjatjara.

http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7BF51C47E3-B6F3-4765-83C3-0E27FF5DD952%7D/R-10_Languages_AI.pdf

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (BILL)

Source: Charles Darwin University

The course provides Indigenous and non-Indigenous students with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to engage in culturally informed language work, in particular the maintenance, reclamation and revitalisation of Australian Indigenous languages. It includes units in general descriptive and theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics with particular reference to language and identity, language endangerment and language revitalisation, language planning and policy in relation to Australian Indigenous languages, practical application of linguistic study such as language teaching materials, how languages are embedded within diverse cultural context and cultural ownership, and acc

http://stapps.cdu.edu.au/f?p=100:31:1313441569640930::::P31_SEARCH_COURSE:BILL

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Yolngu Languages and Culture

Source: Charles Darwin University

The University teaches tertiary level units in Yolngu languages and culture. Advisors to course design and delivery include senior Yolngu people from Darwin, Milingimbi, Galiwin'ku, Yirrkala, Gapuwiyak, and Ramingining. Course including Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture, and Yolngu Matha conversation can be taken by distance education using the WWW.

http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/yolngustudies/study.htm

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.20/01/1998

 

Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority

Syllabus and assessment materials for Years 11 and 12 learning about Aboriginal languages, their linguistic structures, texts, community and cultural contexts, and protocol.

http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Courses/WACE_Courses/Aboriginal_Languages

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.14/10/2015

 

Accredited Training in Learning & Teaching an Endangered Aboriginal Language

Source: VACL

VACL announced that they will in the future offer accredited courses Cert 3 and Cert 4 in Learning an Endangered Aboriginal Language. The courses will teach the basics in learning an Aboriginal Language and provide the opportunity to gain qualifications towards teaching an Aboriginal Language in schools or community.

http://www.vaclang.org.au/uncategorised/accreditation.html

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Certificate III in Aboriginal languages for communities and workplaces

Source: RNLD

A nationally accredited course suitable for staff in Aboriginal language centres, the health industry, national parks, land councils, Aboriginal corporations, tourism and hospitality, and community members who wish to develop and implement language projects and/or learn more about Aboriginal languages.

http://www.rnld.org/CertIII

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.10/12/2015

 

Ling 3025 Australian Aboriginal Languages

Source: University of Queensland

This course examines one Australian Aboriginal language, comparing it with other Australian languages and with English. Topics include phonology, grammar, socio-linguistic variation, language change, working with language speakers and historical documents (not offered every year).

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/course.html?course_code=LING3025

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.22/07/2000

 

Master of Indigenous Languages Education

Source: University of Sydney

The program can be taken as a Certificate, Diploma, or Master’s. The Master’s program provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement the NSW Aboriginal Languages Syllabus from K-10, as well as to teach syllabi from other states and territories. Applications for 2016 close on 4 December 2015.

http://sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/future_students/postgraduate/deg_mile.shtml

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Sharing Culture

Source: Gadj Maymuru / Jodie Maymuru

This site created and run by Gadj and Jodie Maymuru offers educational programs and resources for Aboriginal Communities and Australian schools. Most of the services and resources are offered on a commercial basis.

http://www.sharingculture.com.au

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015

 

Study of an Australian Aboriginal Language EL 216

Source: University of Queensland

Analysis of phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical semantic structures of an Australian Aboriginal language in light of some current issues in linguistic theory.

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/course.html?course_code=LING2025

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.16/08/1999