| Record Number |
21692 |
| ISBN |
9780869421505 (pbk.) |
| Location |
499 GRA |
| Author |
Grant, Stan,1940-,(compiler). |
| Title |
A new Wiradjuri dictionary : English to Wiradjuri, Wiradjuri to English, categories of things and reference tables / compiled by Stan Grant and John Rudder. |
| Running title |
New dictionary of Wiradjuri. |
| Published |
O'Connor, A.C.T. : Restoration House, 2010. |
| ©2010. |
| Collation |
579 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
"English to Wiradjuri, Wiradjuri to English, categories of things and reference tables". |
| On title page: Language Authority under the Wiradjuri Council of Elders. |
| Contents Note |
Part 1: Introduction: speaking Wiradjuri; pronouncing the words; kinds of words; abbreviations and bibliography; differences from English that affect using the dictionary; the basic building blocks of Wiradjuri language; how the differences apply to the use of the language -- Part 2: Using words from the dictionary: verbs are action words; sets of action words in Wiradjuri; Reasons to change verb forms; Different kinds of action; Nouns and their suffixes; Building with the dictionary words; Examples of sentences -- Part 3: English to Wiradjuri word lists -- Part 4: Wiradjuri to English word lists -- Part 5: Lists of things by categories: animals; birds; fish & water things parts & products; reptiles; plants; small creatures; humans; kinship; human parts; human discomfort & products; foods & chemicals; cultural items; colours; spiritual things; climate; geography; time -- Part 6: Reference tables of some grammatical categories: questions : English to Wiradjuri; Questions: Wiradjuri to English; Pronouns; Demonstratives to describe location; Verb suffixes. |
| Summary Note |
Wiradjuri dictionary. |
| Subject |
Language - Vocabulary - Dictionaries and glossaries |
| Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax |
| Wiradjuri language D10 |
| English language -- Dictionaries -- Wiradjuri language |
| Wiradjuri language -- Dictionaries -- English |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Dictionaries |
| Added Name |
Grant, Stan,1940-, (compiler). |
| Rudder, John, (compiler). |
