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Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages / general editors : Nick Thieberger, William McGregor

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Australian languages - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax.; Australian languages - Dictionaries - English.
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Introduction describing characteristics of Australian languages and relationship to kinship systems, address list of language centres, each language chapter has introduction, notes on wordlist, spelling and pronunciation, grammar and extensive wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately.
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Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages / general editors : Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
North Ryde, N.S.W. : Macquarie Library, Macquarie University,
724 pages
1994 English Book; Illustrated 201
Title
  • Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages /​ general editors : Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
  • Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages /​ general editors: Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
Also Titled
  • Aboriginal words
  • Aboriginal words.
Other Authors
  • McGregor, William.
  • Thieberger, Nick.
  • Thieberger, Nicholas.
Published
  • North Ryde, N.S.W. : Macquarie Library, Macquarie University, 1994.
Physical Description
  • xxxv, 724 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
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Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • CIP confirmed.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxii-xxxiii) and index.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 0949757799 (pbk.)
  • 0949757799
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  • 499.15
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  • 11097299
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Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages / general editors : Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
Macquarie University, N.S.W.:The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd , 1994
724 pages
1994 English Book 1 & Possibly online
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Title
  • Macquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages /​ general editors : Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
Other Authors
  • Thieberger, Nicholas.
  • McGregor, William.
Published
  • Macquarie University, N.S.W.:The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd , 1994 1994.
Physical Description
  • xxxv, 724 p.; maps.
Subjects
Summary
  • Introduction describing characteristics of Australian languages and relationship to kinship systems, address list of language centres, each language chapter has introduction, notes on wordlist, spelling and pronunciation, grammar and extensive wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately.
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  • Copy 2 (B T426.46/​M1) - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
  • Bundjalung/​Ngiyampaa/​ Paakantyi/​The Sydney Language/​Wiradjuri/​Wembawemba/​ Diyari/​Kaurna/​Nyungar/​Gooniyandi/​Yindjibarndi/​ Datiwuy/​Eastern Arrernte/​Murrinh-Patha/​Meryam Mir/​Wik-Mungkan/​Torres Strait Creole.
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Macquarie Aboriginal words : Maquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages / general editors, Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
Macquarie University, NSW : Macquarie Library,
724 pages
1994 English Book; Illustrated 6
Title
  • Macquarie Aboriginal words : Maquarie Aboriginal words : a dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages /​ general editors, Nick Thieberger, William McGregor.
Also Titled
  • Aboriginal words
Other Authors
  • McGregor, William.
  • Thieberger, Nick.
Published
  • Macquarie University, NSW : Macquarie Library, 1994.
Physical Description
  • xxxv, 724 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Summary
  • Macquarie Aboriginal words.
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 0949757799
Dewey Number
  • 499.15
  • 499/​.15
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[Sydney] : Macquarie Library,
724 pages
1994 English Book; Illustrated 5

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