A Learner's Guide to Kaytetye Stories & Poems

A Learner's Guide to Kaytetye Stories & PoemsKaytetye is an endangered Central Australian language this learners guide has been specifically designed to help with its survival. Includes structured dialogues and exercises and comes with two audio CDs that give practical instruction in the basics of the Kaytetye language. Kaytetye is spoken at Barrow Creek, Artarre (Neutral Junction), Ilewarr (Stirling), Alekarenge (Ali Curung) and other communities in Central Australia. For Kaytetye people, their

A large number of speakers contributed language examples

The dictionary contains 6500 headwords and sub-headwords

grammar and the writing system

the Elsey is revealed through the words of the country’s original inhabitants

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interpreting and linguistic research in the Alyawarr region since 1992

Mary Nurniyn

for translators

This reliable guidebook by an Arrernte elder and a university professor will help everyone develop a deeper understanding

Bruce Pascoe

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