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Aboriginal English in the Courts (Queensland Government)
Extensive handbook on communication issues for speakers of Aboriginal English in courts [PDF 35pp] [15/05/2005] http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/courts/pdfs/handbook.pdf

Aboriginal Languages (University of Queensland Library)
UQ "Cybrary" e-prints on Aboriginal Languages: approx 10 papers available online, by Rob Pensalfini and others, several on Jingulu. [05/08/2004] http://eprint.uq.edu.au/view/subjects/420103.html

Aboriginal Languages (Dyirbal) (Luistxo Fernandez)
Information, including placenames, for the languages: Guugu Yimithirr, Dyirbal, Gooniyandi, Arabana-Wangkangurru, Yagara and Yugambeh. [18/07/2000] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/guugu.html

Aboriginal Languages (Guugu Yimithirr) (Luistxo Fernandez)
Information, including placenames, for the languages: Guugu Yimithirr, Dyirbal, Gooniyandi, Arabana-Wangkangurru, Yagara and Yugambeh. [18/07/2000] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/guugu.html

Aboriginal Languages (Jagera) (Luistxo Fernandez)
Information, including placenames, for the languages: Guugu Yimithirr, Dyirbal, Gooniyandi, Arabana-Wangkangurru, Yagara and Yugambeh. [18/07/2000] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/guugu.html

Aboriginal Languages (Yugambeh) (Luistxo Fernandez)
Information, including placenames, for the languages: Guugu Yimithirr, Dyirbal, Gooniyandi, Arabana-Wangkangurru, Yagara and Yugambeh. [18/07/2000] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/guugu.html

Ayapathu Wordlist (Philip Hamilton)
Ayapathu is a Cape York language. Includes multimedia annotations. [27/07/1998] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2970/ayapathu.htm

Dennis Daniel Bannister collection (AIATSIS)
The Dennis Daniel Bannister collection, Papers on The Aboriginal Languages of Queensland, 1977 [Finding aid]. [23/09/2001] http://unicorn.aiatsis.gov.au/ms/finding_aid/MS2171.htm

Dyirbal in assimilation (Jan Wohlgemuth)
Discussion on Dyirbal grammatical and sociolinguistic topics, focusing on changes and decline over the last 30 years; in German and English. [12/02/2007] http://www.linguist.de/Dyirbal/

Flint Catalogue (Jeanie Bell, Anke Boewe, Kate Donnelly and Mary Laughren)
Catalogue of the E. Flint papers held in the Fryer Library, with detailed information about Aboriginal languages and their speakers. [16/08/1999] http://www.library.uq.edu.au/fryer/ms/Flint/flint_catalogue.html

Glossary of some Ngadjon Words (J.Hartley, M. Huxley and the Elders of the Ngadjon-jii)
The Ngadjon-jii: The original inhabitants of the rainforest country around Malanda in Far North Queensland. [27/02/1999] http://earthsci.org/aboriginal/Ngadjonji%20History/glossary/Ngadjon%20glossary.htm

A grammar of the Kuku Yalanji language of north Queensland (Pacific Linguistics/Elisabeth Patz)
Kuku Yalanji is a living language spoken in the area between Mossman and Cooktown in North Queensland. [13/01/2003] http://pacling.anu.edu.au/catalogue/527.html

Ling 2025 Australian Aboriginal Languages (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). [22/07/2000] http://www.uq.edu.au/study/course.html?course_code=LING3025

Language of the Month Series: 3 (Alberta Hornsby)
Guugu Yimithirr, by Alberta Hornsby (North Queensland). [14/01/1998] http://www.fatsil.org/LOTM/aug97.htm

Language of the Month Series: 6 (Irene Ryder and FATSIL)
Gunggari is the language spoken in the Maranoa, Warrego, Condamine and Balonne regions of Western Queensland. [16/08/1999] http://www.fatsil.org/LOTM/april99.htm

Language of the month Series: 27 (Shaun Kalk Edwards)
Report on the Kokoberrin Dictionary Project (Western Cape York area) and other language activities. [18/02/2007] http://www.fatsil.org/LOTM/lot_27.pdf

Language revitalization: revival of Warrungu (Australia) and maintenance of Maori (New Zealand) (Tasaku Tsunoda)
A short report of Professor Tsunoda's experience in the preservation and revival of the Warrungu language of the Upper Herbert River area of north Queensland. [24/04/2002] http://www.sgu.ac.jp/com/ksasaki/kaken/essay/essay-tsn.htm

Ling 2025 Study of an Australian Aboriginal Language (University of Queensland)
Investigate the structure of the Australian Aboriginal language Yukulta (also known as Ganggalita) in some depth and become familiar with studies of it.
Develop linguistic analytical skills
Extend knowledge of linguistic systems
To compare Yukulta with other Australian languages. [23/09/2001] http://www.uq.edu.au/~uqmlaugh/ling2025/ling2025.html

Pakanh Alphabetical Search Index (Philip Hamilton)
Pakanh is a Cape York language. Includes multimedia annotations. [27/07/1998] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2970/pakalpha.htm

Pitta Pitta wordlist (Barry Blake)
Marked-up wordlist of the Pitta Pitta language of the Boulia area of Queensland. [25/04/2002] http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/ASEDA/docs/0275-Pitta-Pitta-vocab.html

Some Aboriginal place names of the Brisbane area (Brisbane City Council/Toadshow)
From: Steele, John (1984), Aboriginal Pathways in South East Queensland and the Richmond River, St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press. [14/01/1998] http://www.home.gil.com.au/~tmacey/history/aborigines/placenames.htm

Study of an Australian Aboriginal Language EL 216 (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. [16/08/1999] http://www.uq.edu.au/study/course.html?course_code=LING2025

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

Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola Multimedia Dictionary (Philip Hamilton)
Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola are Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in central Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland. This dictionary is a community-based initiative of the Kowanyama Aboriginal Community Council. [14/01/1998] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2970/index.html

Warrungu Stories & Interactive Concordance: Stories from Alf Palmer (Alf Palmer/Tasaku Tsunoda/David Nathan)
Stories, with sound, and interactive concordance of Alf Palmer's spoken material in Warrungu, the Aboriginal language of the Upper Herbert River area of north Queensland (inland from Tully), Australia. Transcribed and analysed by Tasaku Tsunoda. Interactive version created by David Nathan. [08/11/2002] http://www.dnathan.com/language/warrungu/index.htm

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