Site information

Major update 25 February 2007. This update includes 36 new items, has removed about 25 permanently dead links, and re-found about 20 sites that had moved. One new phenomenon is the emergence of blogs. The previous update in mid 2005 added 40 new items and re-found 60 items. There has been an overall increase from 224 items in 70 languages to the current 231 items in 76 languages, and the proportion provided by Indigenous sources has risen slightly from 33% to 35%. In general the situation for Australian languages web resources has become more stable in the last two years. For further details, see the statement of practice.

Created and maintained by David Nathan, Endangered Languages Project, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, (and formerly University of Tsukuba, Japan and University of Sydney). The Aboriginal Languages of Australia Virtual Library was founded on 6 January 1996.

Thanks to these people for additions/corrections: David Nash, Paul Ah Chee Ngala, Siobhan Casson, Cassy Nancarrow, Ysola Best, Nick Thieberger, Michael Christie, Alison Hill, Justine Speed, Jorge López, Rebecca Green, Stephen Wilson, Daryn McKenny, David Roberts, Jane Simpson, Sam Moulds, Adrienne Campbell, Doug Marmion.

Credits:

• Ranked No. 1 of  "The Web's Best Sites" for Aboriginal Languages, Encyclopedia Britannica, October 2000
• "...marvellous..." Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 2000
• Ranked 22 globally for "Native Culture" by Ranking Agency Links2Go July 2000
• "... a master list for Aboriginal word research"; The Australian, 23 February 1999
• Site of the Day 17 February 1998 at "Site du Jour of the Day"