Language of the Week: Week Twenty-Six - Maiawali...

The image above from Breen (1990) shows languages of Western Queensland, highlighting the location of Mayawali (Maiawali) in relation to neighbouring languages. State Library collections holds the work of Breen and Blake relating to Maiawali and Western Queensland languages. Language recordings by Blake as well as Breen's field notes are held in AIATSIS. 

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Desmond Crump

Indigenous Languages Coordinator, State Library of Queensland

State Library of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Webpages

State Library of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Map

Spoken: Celebrating Queensland languages exhibition

Spoken Virtual Tour

Jarjum Stories exhibition

Minya Birran: What next for Indigenous Languages?

Images

Cover image: Buildings on Cork Station, 1929. JOL Negative Number 37116

Mayarwali/Maiawali entry from Oates (1970) A revised linguistic survey of Australia. Q 499.15 OAT

Map, Languages of Western Queensland from Breen (1990).

References and Further Reading

Blake, B.J. (1979b) “Pitta-Pitta”. In Dixon, R. M. W. & Blake, B. (Eds), The handbook of Australian languages 1, 182-242. G 499.15 1979

Breen, J.G. (1990) Salvage Studies of Western Queensland Aboriginal Languages.  J 499.15 bre

Curr, E. M. (1887) The Australian Race: its origins, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent. RBF 572.994 cur

Desert Channels Queensland (2013) Pitta Pitta Pictorial Dictionary. Desert Channels Queensland: Longreach. JUVQ 499.9915 PIT

Dixon, R. and Blake, B. (Eds) (1981) Handbook of Australian Languages. The Australian National University Press; Canberra. G 499.15 1979

Holmer, N. (1988) Notes on Some Queensland Languages. Australian National University: Canberra. J 499.15 HOL

Meston, A. (undated) Archibald Meston Papers 1860-1960. OM64-17

Oates, W. J. and Oates, L. (1970) A revised linguistic survey of Australia. Q 499.15 OAT

Tindale, N. B. (1974) Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits and Proper Names.  Q 994.0049915 tin

Websites

AUSTLANG - Australian Languages Database 

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) website

Desert Channels Queensland website