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Learn some Awabakal words for body parts

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Awabakal Word

Meaning

Waroombang Knee/s
Talan Tongue
Matara Hand/s
Ngaikang  Eye/s
Tina Toes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Awabakal Language

A Grammar for the Awabakal Language - 2nd Edition

This document is an essay on the reconstruction of the grammar of the language known as Awabakal.

An Australian Language as it was spoken by the Awabakal

An Australian Language as it was spoken by the Awabakal, the People of Awaba, or Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, New South Wales): Being an account of their language, traditions, and customs.

An Introduction to the Awabakal Language - 2nd Edition

The project to recover the language now known as Awabakal is based almost entirely on the admirable philological work carried out by the missionary the Reverend Lancelot Edward Threlkeld.

Awabakal Colouring In Book

This is a fun way for children to begin to learn the Awabakal Language as they colour in the pictures.

Awabakal Community Dictionary

The Awabakal Dictionary - Community Edition (ADCE) comprises of two dictionaries: The Illustrated Awabakal Dictionary (IAD) and The Awabakal English to Awabakal Dictionary (AEAD).

Awabakal Language Resource Kit - Body

The Body Language Resource Book is a great introduction to the Awabakal Language. Have fun learning all the Awabakal names of the different Body Parts.

Awabakal Language Resource Kit - Wildlife

The Wildlife Resource Book is a great introduction to the Awabakal Language. Have fun learning all the Awabakal names of the different animals.

Caring for Kiara - A Healthy Wonai

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Kiara is a little Aboriginal girl who goes for her regular health check. Her story helps teach us the importance of looking after children's health, while teaching Awabakal names for parts of the body.

Collected Writings On The Awabakal People

The aim of this document is to gather together in one place the collected writings of
those who have recorded the narratives and lore of the Aboriginal people called the Awabakal.

Lenny & the Big Red Kinan

As Lenny take his walk and collects insects, we learn some of the words that relate to the bush, to the landscape and the little creatures that would be found there.

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Teach Yourself Awabakal

Nupaleyalaan Palii Awabakalkoba. This volume is an introductory work designed more to give you a "taste" for the language, than to bring you up to any kind of "testable" standard.

Understanding Awabakal Language

Palii Ngarabangaliingeyn Awabakalkoba. This publication is intended to be a "plain english" Grammar for the traditional language (or major dialect) spoken by the Aboriginal people who inhabited the Lower Hunter Valley and the districts occupying and surrounding what is now Lake Macquarie.

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