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A Nyoongar wordlist, from the south-west of Western Australia, compiled and edited by Peter Bindon and Ross Chadwick

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A Nyoongar wordlist, from the south-west of Western Australia, compiled and edited by Peter Bindon and Ross Chadwick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-476)

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A Nyoongar wordlist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

compiled and edited by Peter Bindon and Ross Chadwick

Sub title

from the south-west of Western Australia

Summary

A Nyoongar Wordlist brings together in a single volume several separately published word lists for South-West Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects. Commonly these are now known collectively as Nyoongar, which, except for some individual words and short phrases still used in daily conversation, is largely unused. However true this may be for the whole language, there remain several hundred Nyoongar words which are preserved as place names throughout the South-West. As development advances and map revision and editing proceed, it is likely that more Nyoongar words will be used as place names and will be added to various maps of the region. Readers will also find clues to the meaning of geographical and place names throughout WAs South-West

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