Australian Indigenous Sign Languages
We are happy to announce that the Arandic Endangered Languages Project has received new funding to continue until mid 2013. http://www.arts.gov.au/indigenous/ils/recipients This funding means that we continue into the next stage of the iltyem-iltyem project, and will also support our publishing projects on traditional music
The Ti Tree Baby Board Books were published in 2010 by the NT Territory Library. They were produced in Anmatyerr and Warlpiri versions, to reflect the multilingual nature of the Ti Tree community. The books represent a collaboration between the community language team, Batchelor Institute,
The Ti Tree Baby Board Books were published in 2010 by the NT Territory Library. They were produced in Anmatyerr and Warlpiri versions, to reflect the multilingual nature of the Ti Tree community. The books represent a collaboration between the community language team, Batchelor Institute
Our latest iltyem-iltyem recording workshop was in Yuelamu (May 28 – 1 June 2012). Yuelamu is a community located north east of Alice Springs and is one of the most westwards places where Anmatyerr is spoken (just up the road is the larger settlement of
Here is a short video of Janie Mpetyane, a Kaytetye signer and speaker from Wilora community (250 km north of Alice Springs). The video compiles clips exported from Elan software, which we are using to annotate hand sign recordings. It has been put together in Final
Janie Mpetyane signing and speaking in Kaytetye, at Wilora. She says: Methethe akngwetherre tentele anteyane, meaning ‘Two mad white women are in a tent.’
