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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">See the listing 'Language learning
resources' (30 items) compiled by David Nathan at
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Another one (not listed in the above), which doesn't fit the usual
learner's guide mould, and is definitely worth a look, is Joe
Blythe's "phrasebook of the Kija language"<a
href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/41251638">
http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/41251638</a><br>
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On 8/08/2016 6:36 PM, John Mansfield wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Pitjantjatjara is about the largest learner's guide
I've seen. (They also have a summer course taught in Adelaide,
though I see you're thinking more of autodidacts.)
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<div>I haven't seen materials for any language that I would call
really "substantial". The norm is for there to be learner's
guide (printed book), if anything. These are quite good, and
would help give you a leg-up if you had speakers to practice
with - but of course you couldn't really learn the language
just from one of the guides.</div>
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<div>As for access to speakers - basically just depends where
you are. Kriol of course has the most speakers, spread over
the widest area, but I'm not sure what the attitudes are about
non-Ab people learning Kriol.</div>
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<div>To Nick's online Bininj Gunwok link I can add this one for
Murrinhpatha: </div>
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<div>I wish I could practice Murrinhpatha via Facebook, but
unfortunately the language has not made the transition to this
medium. Murrinhpatha speakers write almost exclusively in
English/Kriol when they're online.</div>
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<p>Here's one good one:</p>
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href="http://bininjgunwok.org.au" target="_blank">http://bininjgunwok.org.au</a></p>
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mankarre kadberre—our ...</a></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 28, 2016 11:10:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> r-n-l-d<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RNLD] Learning an Australian language</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Suppose you're a non-linguist wanting to
learn an Australian language. You need substantial
pedagogical materials, along with access to speakers.
You're game to try learning without the help of a
formal course or a language teacher. Roughly many
languages would you have to choose from?
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<div>-Steven Bird</div>
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