Aboriginal languages making comeback through new training program and dictionaries
Colonial bans on speaking Aboriginal languages meant only a handful of Kaurna words — the Indigenous language of South Australia's Adelaide Plains — were still in common usage 50 years ago. Key points: Kaurna and other Aboriginal languages are being revived in SA Tailored training courses are helping language learners pass their skills back to their communities New dictionaries have been devised The Kaurna language and others are now being revived with the help of linguists and, for the first time, tailored training courses to help language learners pass their skills back to their communities. Ngarrindjeri woman Pauline Ngopamaldi Walker is a graduate of Adelaide training provider Time Education and Training's first certificate to be specially tailored to Aboriginal language teaching. Ngarrindjeri elder Phyllis Pilitjari Williams said the new words and graduate language trainers would help build fluency within her community.
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