Aboriginal Language Books

60489: ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA:
Canberra, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, 1992. Twelve booklets each about 12 pagespp. 21 x 30 cms. Paperback in folder. Booklets in excellent condition, folder that houses them a little worn. Illustrated. Introductory booklets with titles including Rock Art, Aboriginal People of the Northern Territory, Fibrecrafts, Australian Languages, Tools, Weapons and Utensils, Carving and Sculpture, Hunting and Gathering, and Bush Food. Authors include L. Satterthwait, K. Akerman, R.M.W Dixon, A.L. West, J. Altman, V. AttenbrowClick here to order

$50

103017
DOUGLAS , Wilf: AN INTRODUCTORY DICTIONARY OF THE WESTERN DESERT LANGUAGE : A three-part dictionary based on field notes collected over a period of years at Warburton Ranges and in other parts of the Western Desert Language Area.
The Institute of Applied Language Studies. Western Australian College of Advanced Education , 1988. 316pp. 4to . Original wrappers which are a little grubby, otherwise a very good copy .Click here to order

$100

49323
KAVANAGH, Maggie (Editor & Compiler): MINYMA TJUTA TJUNGURINGKULA KUNPURINGANYI: Women Growing Strong Together.
Alice Springs, Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara Women's Council 1980-1990, 1990. 64pp. Foolscap. Paperback. A very good copy . Illustrated. Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the women's council. Some of the text is in the Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra languagesClick here to order

$60

63536
MORRIS, Edward E: AUSTRAL ENGLISH: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with those Aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia.
London, MacMillan & Co, 1898 1st edition. 525pp. 8vo. Original cloth. A very good copy. Described by Serle as "a painstaking and valuable" work. F12846. Inscribed by the author to Baldwin Spencer and dated 23rd Dec 1897Click here to order

$400