Saving Warrungu (fwd link)

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17 September 2011
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Saving Warrungu

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In the early 1970s on Palm Island in north Queensland, there was an
extraordinary cultural exchange - between an Aboriginal elder, Alf
Palmer, and a masters student from Japan.

Alf Palmer was the last native speaker of the Warrungu language.

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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/awaye/stories/2011/3318759.htm