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Tiwi

Enough Rope: Ted Egan (ABC/Andrew Denton)
Interview with Ted Egan, the Administrator of the Northern Territory. Ted speaks about how he learnt Tiwi from Aloysius Puantulura. Is Ted the first non-Aboriginal executive to speak an Australian language? (Sir Douglas Nicholls was the Aboriginal Governor of South Australia and was a "Dja Dja Wurrung, Wotjoboluk, and Yupagalk man" [http://www.vaeai.org.au/timeline/1901.html]). [29/10/2004] http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1167093.htm
Tjapukai

The Tjapukai Language (Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park)
Describes efforts to relearn the Tjapukai language, beginning in 1987. Since then, the language has experienced a revival, perhaps the only case of revival of a dying language in Australia (see also the song with Tjapukai words. [16/08/1999] http://www.tjapukai.com.au/language.html

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