RediscoveringIndigenous Languages

Call number: MLDOC 2686

Date: Sept 28, 1920

Description: A 20th century vocabulary written by an Aboriginal woman and matriarch from the Coonabarabran region, Mary Jane Cain. This manuscript includes some of her reminiscences of growing up in the area around Coonabarabran in the 19th century and a word list of the language spoken by the Indigenous community in the region. The words consist mostly of regional place names and their meanings, as well as words that describe the natural environment.

Communities: Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi