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The Sydney language

Jakelin Troy

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Description:The Sydney Language was written to revive interest the Aboriginallanguage of the Sydney district. It makes readily available thesmall amount of surviving information from historical records.Author, Professor Jakelin Troy refers to the language as the‘Sydney Language’ because there was no name given for thelanguage in these historical records until late in the nineteenthcentury when it was referred to as Dharug.The language is now called by its many clan names, includingGadigal in the Sydney city area and Dharug in Western Sydney.The word for Aboriginal person in this language is ‘yura’, this wordbeen used to help identify the language, with the most commonspellings being Iyora and Eora.The Sydney Language is ideal for anyone interested in learningmore about the language and culture of the Aboriginal ownersof what is now called Sydney.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sydney language. To get started finding The Sydney language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0646110152

Description: The Sydney Language was written to revive interest the Aboriginallanguage of the Sydney district. It makes readily available thesmall amount of surviving information from historical records.Author, Professor Jakelin Troy refers to the language as the‘Sydney Language’ because there was no name given for thelanguage in these historical records until late in the nineteenthcentury when it was referred to as Dharug.The language is now called by its many clan names, includingGadigal in the Sydney city area and Dharug in Western Sydney.The word for Aboriginal person in this language is ‘yura’, this wordbeen used to help identify the language, with the most commonspellings being Iyora and Eora.The Sydney Language is ideal for anyone interested in learningmore about the language and culture of the Aboriginal ownersof what is now called Sydney.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sydney language. To get started finding The Sydney language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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