| Author |
Kofod, F. M. (author) |
| Title |
Gija dictionary / Frances Kofod, Eileen Bray, Rusty Peters, Joe Blythe and Anna Crane. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2022. |
| Description |
ix, 420 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps, colour portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Gija contributors: Hector Jandary, Mabel Juli, Doris Fletcher, Phyllis Thomas, Peggy Patrick, Shirley Purdie, Queenie McKenzie, Paddy Williams, Left Hand George, George Mung Mung, Shirley Drill, Nancy Nodea, Mary Thomas and many other Gija people. Other contributors: Patrick McConvell, Glenn Wightmann, Francesco Possemato, Thomas Saunders, Tony Redmond, Caroline de Dear. |
| Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the work was created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. |
| Contents |
The Gija Language and Gija Country -- Gija spelling and pronuciation -- Gija skin names and relationship terms -- Gija word classes and grammar -- About the entries in this dictionary -- Gija to English Dictionary -- English to Gija word finder. |
| Summary |
"Gija is a traditional language of the East Kimberley in the north-west of Australia. It is a landscape of weathered hills hugged by spinifex, startling rocky outcrops, hidden waterholes and dry riverbeds that turn to raging torrents in the wet season. Gija country extends north of Warmun (Turkey Creek) in the upper reaches of the Ord and Dunham rivers, south to Halls Creek and west to Lansdowne and Tableland stations. The Purnululu (Bungle-Bungle - Boornoolooloo) National Park sits in Gija country. From the late 1800s, Gija people suffered devastating losses: invading pastoralists brought cattle that damaged waterholes and devastated the ecosystem; fortune hunters chased gold at Halls Creek; and government rounded up and forced people onto cattle stations. In the late 1960s when Aboriginal stockmen were granted equal wages, many were thrown off the land. This second wave of dispossession saw Gija people move to Wyndham and Halls Creek and later Warmun (Warrmarn), where most Gija people still live today. Many contributed to this dictionary including many well-known artists who use painting to pass on their linguistic knowledge. Despite this tragic history of loss, Gija people remain resilient, on their country, living their culture and speaking language. The Gija Dictionary is a testament to their language and cultural continuity."--Back cover. |
| Language |
In the Gija language and English. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- East Kimberley -- Language -- Dictionaries |
| Gija / Kija language K20 |
| Gija / Kija people K20 |
| Language - Vocabulary - Dictionaries and glossaries |
| Language - Linguistics |
| East Kimberley area (WA SD52, SE52) |
| Western Australia -- East Kimberley |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Bray, Eileen (author) |
| Peters, Rusty (author) |
| Blythe, Joe (author) |
| Crane, Anna (author) |
| Call number |
2024.080 |
