Ngiyampaa

Ngiyampaa- Welcome Resources

Location: NSW

Some Alternative Names/Spellings:

Wangaaybuwan Ngiyambaa, Ngaiamba, Ngamba, Ngambar, Ngeumba, Ngeunbah, Ngiamba, Ngiemba, Ngiumba, Ngiyamba
(*Source – Austlang Database: D22: NGIYAMPAA / NGEMPA | AIATSIS Collection)

Welcome to the Coota Girls Family Hub page for Ngiyampaa language resources. Here you will find a selection of links to some Ngiyampaa language resources, including a dictionary for purchase, videos, podcast episode and Facebook pages.

We hope there is something here for you on your language journey!

Text Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author	Date	Link
A description of Ngiyamba: the language of the Wana:ybuwan people of central western New South Wales	Thesis	An PhD thesis by linguist Tamsin Donaldson on Ngiyampaa language, including linguistic description, vocabularly and grammar, songs and information on surounding languages. The thesis also contains a few photographs on page 2.	Tamsin Donaldson	1977
Ngiyampaa Wordworld: Thipingku Yuwi, Maka Ngiya; Names of Birds and Other Words	Dictionary	A dictionary compiled by linguist Tamsin Donaldson which includes songs, sentences, stories and an English to Ngiyampaa finder list. Half of the dictionary is focused on the names of birds and related words. ‘Ngiyampaa Wordworld’ was produced by the AIATSIS Indigenous Language Preservation: Dictionaries Project. Purchase through link, or Ngiyimpaa community members please contact Coota Girls directly to organise a free copy.	Tamsin Donaldson	2020

Audio Visual Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author	Date
Ecological Cultural Knowledge – Ngiyampaa	Video	Video of Ngiyampaa Elders sharing knowledge, language and stories of plants and animals on Ngiyampaa country. Made in 2010 as part of the Western Local Land Services ‘Ecological Cultural Knowledge’ series.	Ngiyampaa Elders, Western Local Land Services	2017
Ngiyampaa Wordworld: Indigenous Language Dictionary	Video	A short video celebrating the launch of ‘Ngiyampaa Wordworld’ a Ngiyampaa Language Dictionary by AIATSIS. The video features different people sharing Ngiyampaa language.	AIATSIS	2021
Wirrangintungiyil \| Eric Avery \| TEDxSydney	Video	A video of Eric Avery, a Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Bandjalang and Gumbangirr artist, introducing and performing a song in Ngiyampaa language called ‘Wirrangintungiyil’, accompanied by his father Graham King. The performance took place in 2019 at TEDxSydney.	Eric Avery	2019
Word Up: Aunty Beryl Carmichael	Podcast	A podcast episode of Word Up featuring Ngiyaampaa elder Aunty Beryl Carmichael sharing Ngiyampaa language and stories about Menindee Mission. Aunty Beryl explains how Ngiympaa is sometimes described as a “back-to-front” language.	Aunty Beryl Carmichael, Daniel Browning, ABC	2017

Web Resources

Title	Type	Overview	Author
D22: NGIYAMPAA / NGEMPA	Database	Austlang is a language database managed by AIATSIS which contains limited information on Ngiyampaa language, including alternative spellings of Ngiyampaa, links to external sources and catalogues, and the Ngiyampaa Austlang language code.	Austlang
Gambay – Ngiyampaa	Website	Gambay is an online interactive map that brings together digital content from Aboriginal language communities across Australia. Gambay is produced by First Languages Australia in collaboration with local language centres and programs. Ngiyampaa language has 1 video resources and 3 audio resource.	First Languages Australia
The Ngiyampaa Language Project	Facebook group	A private Facebook group for Ngiymapaa community to learn and share Ngiyampaa language resources, and keep up to date with the Ngiyampaa learner’s grammar project. Ngiymapaa community can send a message to join.	The Ngiyampaa Language Project, Lesley Woods
Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation	Facebook	The Facebook page for Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation and Mawonga Indigenous Protected Area. The page is updated with information on Ngiymapaa community events at Mawonga, such as cultural and langauge camps.	Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation

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