Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages

Editor: David Nathan

Update 2024

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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: 6 ITEMS FOR LANGUAGE Iwaidja

AuSIL Dictionaries

Source: AuSIL / Various

Web and downloadable dictionaries for Burarra, Bilinarra, Djinang, Gurindji, Iwaidja, Kriol, Martu Wangka, Maung, Tiwi, Walmajarri, Warlpiri and Wik Mungkan. The page also has links to over 90 linguistic and other language-related articles.

http://ausil.monsoonhub.org/node/3717

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

 

Indigenous language apps

Source: RNLD

A list of some mobile apps for Indigenous languages, including Anindilyakwa, Gamilaraay, Iwaidja, Nyoongar, Yawuru, and Yugambeh. Most are basic wordlists.

http://www.rnld.org/languageapps

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

 

Iwaidja Inyman

Source: Iwaidja Inyman

A community project based on Croker Island which documents, maintains, preserves and promotes Iwaidja and other endangered languages of the local region (Amurdak, Marrku). Has a great range of books in/about languages, music, photos, phone app, and videos in languages.

http://www.iwaidja.org/

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.15/04/2012

 

Iwaidja Ngabi Inyman

Source: Joy Williams Malwagag and Sabina Hoeng

A short film where senior Iwaidja speaker Ngalwangardi aju Minjilang (1946-2012) talks in Iwaidja about the pressure on her language. She describes consequences of the 2009 policy of the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training to marginalize the use of indigenous languages in schools.

https://vimeo.com/24300517

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.15/04/2012

 

Iwaidja-English Interactive Dictionary

Source: Noreen Pym and Bonnie Larrimore/AuSIL

Dictionary consists of approximately 1600 headwords. Iwaidja is spoken by around 150 people on Croker Island and the Cobourg Peninsula in Western Arnhem Land.

http://ausil.org/Dictionary/Iwaidja/lexicon/mainintro.htm

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.13/11/2011

 

The Mangku: Iwaidja Encyclopedia

Source: Iwaidja Inyman

A site for sharing information about Iwaidja issues and language. Has some nice illustrated wordlists for plants and birds.

http://www.themangku.org/

This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.15/04/2012