[RNLD List] Tindale

[Peter Austin]

In South Australia,  the Tindale spelling employed by, e.g. the Dieri
Aboriginal Corporation, has beaten out the missionaries "Diari" and my
(linguist's) "Diyari". Result: some people now call themselves [dee-eh-ree]
mispronounced the middle syllable

On Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 03:18 Harley Dunolly-Lee, <
harley.dunollylee123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello speech crafts
>
> I was wondering, has anyone working in communities in language reawakening
> had issues with Tindale's spelling of language names ??? E.g has his
> spelling effected the way community now pronounce it or has it created
> confusion ?.
>
> There is a situation in Victoria around the choice of 'j', which is /y/,
> but it is pronounced as a voiced postalveolar affricate. However, luckily
> in this language and neighbouring related ones, historical evidence and
> linguistic analysis suggests that there is variation between palatal glides
> and stops. So this misinterpretation of Tindales spelling can slide.
>
> An explanation of Tindale has been made to the community. However, for
> some, Tindale's spelling of this word has a deep association with an
> specific elder. Therefore, it has become a exception for that specific
> family. Does anyone have similar issues like this as well?
>
>
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