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Author Muir, Fay, author.

Title Nganga : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words and phrases / Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson
Published Newtown, NSW : Black Dog Books, 2018
Newtown, Australia : Black Dog Books, 2018
©2018

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 W'PONDS  499.15 Mui/Nga  AVAILABLE
Description 138 pages : maps ; 20 cm
Summary Aunty, Uncle, sorry business, deadly, women's business, marngrook, dreamtime, Elders, songlines. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words have become part of our everyday vocabulary but we may not know their true meaning of the word or where the words come from. In Nganga, Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson have brought together these words, their meanings and their history. Engage with the rich and unique culture of Aboriginal Australians through this authoritative and concise collection
Analysis juvenile non-fiction
Audience For children
Notes Text in English and Aboriginal Australian languages
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Dictionaries -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Dictionaries, Juvenile
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Terms and phrases -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Juvenile works.
Terms and phrases.
Dictionaries.
Author Lawson, Sue, 1963-, author.
LC no. 2018404068
ISBN 9781921977015 (paperback)
1921977019
Other Titles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words and phrases