Description
There are Learner Guides available for a range of Aboriginal languages but none that I have seen come anywhere near the depth, thoroughness and structural logic ofWangku Wiru. The conclusions state that it is designed to give some basic information about the language which should help in the task of communicating with Pitjantjatjara speakers (p277).
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InWangku Wirubasic technical terms are explained and concretely illustrated in a directly useful manner.
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This work is an excellent reference for the serious learner with access to Pitjantatjara speakers and an extremely useful resource to other more technical works on Western Desert languages.[Extract of a review by David Price, published inAustralian Aboriginal Studies 1989 / No. 2]
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TheRotary Verb Wheel A companion to this guide will assist in the understanding of the four verb classes in Pitjantjatjara and within each class the two kinds of verbs Verbs-of-effect (transitive) or Verbs-without-object (intransitive).
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