[RNLD] counting dictionaries for Australian languages?

[Harald Hammarström]

You can also get a list here, but the count depends on what you mean by
language/dialect:

https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ld1ZBmS8xVqaTd?domain=glottolog.org

2017-05-05 8:36 GMT+02:00 Maia Ponsonnet <maia.ponsonnet at sydney.edu.au>:

> Thank you to you too Margaret (sorry your email had escaped me).
> Cheers,
> Maïa
>
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> *From:* Margaret Clare Sharpe [msharpe3 at une.edu.au]
> *Sent:* 04 May 2017 08:31
> *To:* Maia Ponsonnet
> *Subject:* Re: [RNLD] counting dictionaries for Australian languages?
>
> Hi Maia
> Can’t help you with a list, but if you want to start one:
> Adawa, Kriol (NT)
> Western Bundjalung
> Coastal Bundjalung
> Yugambeh (all dialect areas of one language)
> Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay, etc.
> Dhanggati
> Gumbaynggirr
>
> some that may or may not be still in print but are available:
> Ritarrngu
> Marra
> Mangarrayi
>
> The new Wangkatja dictionary may be in print
>
> Regards, Margaret
>
> On 3 May 2017, at 4:19 PM, Maia Ponsonnet <maia.ponsonnet at sydney.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon,
>
> As I am preparing a lecture on semantics/lexical semantics for the
> Australia's Indigenous Languages that I am teaching at the University of
> Sydney this year, I came to wonder if anyone had ever counted how many
> Australian languages have a "published dictionary"?
> By "published" I mean a resource that is available to be purchased or
> consulted from libraries, accessible from a website etc.
> By "dictionary" I mean an extensive collection of "words + definition" -
> not just "words + translations" -, and probably anything over 200 entries?
> (as a rule of thumb).
> By "language" I imply "not dialects".
>
> Is there a list somewhere of "Australian languages that have a
> dictionary"?
> What about other regions in the world?
>
> Many thanks for your answers, cheers,
>
> Maïa
>
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