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Stories and songs in Amamalya Ayakwa (Anindilyakwa)
- Yimarndakuwaba-langwa - Blue tongue lizard An illustrated story about collecting sugarbag and a blue tongue lizard
- Aning-awurrumalya Alawudawarra Yangungwa-langwa. A fun story where Judy and Carol encounter an eel
- Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa: When We Go Walkabout. A talking storybook
- Dangaba Dingarrbiya Golf Course-manja: There’s a Crocodile on the Golf Course. A talking storybook.
- Milyakburra songs and stories - featuring Emily Wurramara and Judy Lalara
- See also: books, CDs and DVDs available for sale
Videos in Amamalya Ayakwa (Anindilyakwa)
- See the Videos page (Ayakwa-langwa akirribirringka) for videos in Anindilyakwa
- See also our YouTube channel and the Anindilyakwa Safe website
Community news and information - announcements about health and community affairs
2020
- Corona-virus information - Anindilyakwa Safe website
2019
2018
- Local Decision Making
- Warna Anindilyakwa Land Council akwa Northern Land Council wurrakina kuwambarrina-ma meeting kalyelyumbukwena-ma ening-makarda-langwa angalya (Groote Eylandt Seas Native Title Claim Information Meetings)
- How to use a Rice cooker (first of series: Household goods - Amurndakijika angalya-murriya-langwa)
2017
Dictionaries
- See the Dictionaries page or go to the Ekirra-langwa web dictionary app
- Word of the Day - a collection of 18 specially chosen words in Amamalya Ayakwa (Anindilyakwa)
Other items
- Bush Calendar - language and plant/cultural information for 3 seasons -
Akilarrkamarika Dry season (May-July),
Akilarrkumurndada Dry/cold season (June-September),
Akilarrkiyelyukwa Rainy/summer season (January - February) - Groote Eylandt coastal placenames
- Groote Eylandt Ayakwa (Language) Centre: Context and Projects - Presentation at Puliima Conference, Darwin, 21-22 August 2019
- Akarrikarra (newsletter) - at one time, the Language Centre produced some newsletters
Further resources for Amamalya Ayakwa (Anindilyakwa)
- Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages: Anindilyakwa
- James Bednall PhD thesis: Temporal, aspectual and modal expression in Anindilyakwa, the language of the Groote Eylandt Archipelago, Australia
- Marie-Elaine van Egmond PhD thesis: Enindhilyakwa phonology, morphosyntax and genetic position
- Laura Rademaker: Language and Australian Aboriginal History; Anindilyakwa and English on Groote Eylandt (History Australia Vol. 11, No. 2, 2014) Download from ANU
- Velma Leeding PhD thesis: Anindilyakwa phonology and morphology
- Marie-Elaine van Egmond & Brett Baker article: The genetic position of Anindilyakwa
- James Bednall (Crikey) article: Spotlighting Australia's languages: Anindilyakwa
- Glottolog: Anindilyakwa
- Wikipedia: Anindilyakwa language
- OLAC: OLAC resources in and about the Anindilyakwa language
- World Atlas of Language Structures: Anindilyakwa
- Endangered Languages Project: Anindilyakwa
- Judith Stokes (Work Papers of SIL-AAB, Series A Vol 5): Anindilyakwa Phonology from Phoneme to Syllable
Items for sale
The Language Centre has various books, cds and DVDs available for sale, see the Items for sale page.