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Jean-Christophe Verstraete - A Dictionary of Umpithamu with notes on Middle Paman

Title: A Dictionary of Umpithamu with notes on Middle Paman
Description: Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 2020. First Edition, Hardcover. New Book. 9781925302219 25cm x 18cm. xviii, 502 pages, black and white illustrations, map. Pictorial glossy papered boards. "Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman is the first comprehensive dictionary of a Cape York language to be published in over two decades. The dictionary provides detailed information about the grammar, meaning and use of Umpithamu words, generously illustrated with example sentences. All information can also be accessed through an index of English translations, organised alphabetically and thematically. For users with more specific interests, like linguists, anthropologists and biologists, the dictionary further offers phonetic transcriptions, cognates and (Middle) Paman reconstructions for most words, as well as ethnographic notes and identifications of plant and animal species." (publisher's blurb) Main language consultants: Florrie Bassani, Joan Liddy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aboriginal Australia; Reference. ISBN/EAN: 9781925302219. Inventory No: 0017202.

Keywords: BZDB407 Aboriginal Australia; Reference. Unbranded EAN: 9781925302219 Jean-Christophe Verstraete A Dictionary of Umpithamu with notes on Middle Paman Reference

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