- Victoria
 Aboriginal Language Areas in Victoria (Ian Clark/VACLANG)
A comprehensive report on the language and dialect areas in Victoria at the time of colonial contact; updated in 2005 [PDF 30pp]. [29/01/2003] http://www.vaclang.org.au/admin/file/content11/c7/Report%20on%20Languages%201996.pdf
Aboriginal Languages of Victoria (Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages)
2006 Map showing Aboriginal language areas. [04/02/2007] http://www.vaclang.org.au/admin/file/content11/c7/Languages-of-Victoria.jpg
Aboriginal plant use (Museum Victoria)
List of plant names in Victorian Aboriginal languages, with their uses, and common and scientific names. [10/02/2007] www.museum.vic.gov.au/infosheets/10319.pdf
 The Bunganditj (Buwandik) language of the Mount Gambier Region (Barry Blake/Pacific Linguistics)
Publication based on old sources for the Bunganditj language that was spoken from Coleraine in Victoria west to the South Australian coast. [10/02/2007] http://pacling.anu.edu.au/catalogue/549.html
Language of the Month Series: 8 (Mrs Geraldine Briggs, FATSIL)
Yorta Yorta is the language from the area around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in North East Victoria. Hear Mrs Geraldine Briggs and the Yorta Yorta singers singing the hymn "Bura Fera": MP3 format, 250 kB. Article contains excerpts from the book "Yorta Yorta Language Heritage". [22/07/2000] http://www.fatsil.org/LOTM/oct99.htm
LIN2370 Aboriginal languages of Australia (Monash University)
An introduction to Australian Aboriginal languages covering features of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and sociolinguistic issues including language status, bilingualism and the role of linguistics in language maintenance and revival. Co-ordinator: Heather Bowe. [31/01/1998] http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/LIN2370.html
Moomba: its true meaning (Australian National Dictionary Centre/Barry Blake/Luise Hercus)
Moomba is the name of a carnival held annually in Melbourne. While its folk etymology is "Let's get together and have fun", in fact 'moom' (mum) in some Victorian Aboriginal languages (such as Wemba Wemba) means 'buttocks' or 'anus', and 'ba' is a suffix meaning 'at' or 'in'. [28/02/1999] http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aewords/aewords_hr.php#moomba
Nambur Ganai - talking Ganai (Woolum Bellum KODE school/CALC Multimedia/Victoria University of Technology)
A CD-ROM project on Ganai (also known as Gunai or Kurnai) language and culture, featuring animated learning content, self-recording/playback facilities, interactive games, a dual language dictionary and Dreamtime stories. [15/05/2005] http://www.vaclang.org.au/project-detail.aspx?ID=12
Structure of Aboriginal Languages (175-417) (University of Melbourne, Dept of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics)
The subject is an investigation of the phonological, grammatical and semantic features of Australian Aboriginal languages through the study of a particular language against the background of research on Australian languages generally. [22/07/2000] http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/subjects/175-417.html
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL)
Prior to European contact there were approximately 36 languages spoken in the region now called Victoria. VACL is responsible for the retrieval, recording and restoration of Aboriginal languages in Victoria.
Includes VACL newsletter, maps, contacts, and other information. [21/11/2000] http://www.vaclang.org.au/ |
