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Title:Stripping Pandanus Leaves 01
dvR_040206_B
Yiwarrunj, yinyman, radbiyi lda mali: Iwaidja and Other Endangered Languages of the Cobourg Peninsula (Australia) in their Cultural Context
Contributor:Bruce
Contributor (consultant):Reuben
Ilijili
Coverage:Australia
Date:2004-02-06
Description:The prickly leaves of the Pandanus spiralis, called 'murrhala' in Iwaidja, are used for the weaving of baskets and mats. The informant demontrates how to split the freshly collected leaves of Pandanus spiralis into long, thin strips which are then hung up and dried in the sun. When the strips have dried they are ready for the dyeing process.
This project documents, in as full a cultural context as is possible, the Iwaidja language of the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia (Iwaidjan language family, non-Pama-Nyungan), still spoken by around 200 people but under increasing threat from English, as well as recording material from other languages of the region (Marrgu, Ilgar/ Garig, Amurdak and Manangkari) which are all reduced to one or two speakers each. In addition to linguists, the research team will include specialists in ethnomusicology, material culture / archaeology, and social anthropology, and will result in a comprehensive, searchable and browsable sound and video documentation, with Iwaidja transcriptions and subtitles alongside English translations, an Iwaidja dictionary of around 5,000 words, detailed phonetic analysis, and briefer materials on other languages of the area.
Reuben Arramunika was born in 1953 at Wadi, near Araru and Cape Don. He lived at Cape Don as a child, later moving to Minjilang where he attended the mission school along with Ronnie Waraludj. He remains based at Minjilang.
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Publisher:Nicholas Evans
University of Melbourne
Subject:Demonstration
Procedure
Stripping Pandanus Leaves, Material Culture, Basket Making
English language
Iwaidja language
Subject (ISO639):eng
ibd
Type:audio
video

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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0007-F9CB-2
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Citation: Bruce; Reuben (consultant); Ilijili (consultant). 2004-02-06. Nicholas Evans.
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Country: AustraliaUnited Kingdom
Area: EuropePacific


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