Martu Wangka-English dictionary
Darwin: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Australian Aborigines and Islanders Branch; with the assistance of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 1992. 1st ed., quarto, original stiff wraps, pp 441, Minor wear to the covers. Clean. Note pages 309 to 332 have been printed upside down. Very good condition. Scarce.
An important Martu Wangka-English dictionary, compiled with the help of Wangka speakers (a strong language, spoken in the Jigalong area of Western Australia and people in and around the Gibson and Great Sandy Desert area). Notes on orthography, phonology, grammar and morphology; detailed Martu Wangka-English dictionary including sentence examples; scientific names for plants and animals; English-Martu Wangka finder list; includes words from Kartujarra, Manyjilyjarra, Nyiyaparli, Nyangumarta, Putijarra, Warnman. Item #106485
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