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Living Languages

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: Suite 3, Level 1, 19-21 Argyle Place South, Carlton 3053 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.livinglanguages.org.au

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25.01.2022 The latest edition of Linguistics in the Pub is available to watch online! Moderator Lauren Gawne (one half of Lingthusiasm) spoke last month to the creators of Vocal Fries Pod, Lingthusiasm, and Because Language on the topic: "Linguists who podcast: engaging a broader audience with research in linguistics": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYcxdcuD31c

24.01.2022 #MusicMonday is here! If you haven't had the pleasure of coming across the next artists, then we are pleased to share with you the Tjintu Desert Band from Ikuntji, NT [aka Haasts Bluff], 250km west of Alice Springs. Their music combines funk, rock, reggae and dub grooves sung in a mixture of Luritja and English. The song we are playing today is called Walpa Warri. Walpa Warri means 'cold wind' in Luritja. Luritja is spoken in the Western Desert of Central Australia. You can buy Tjintu Desert Band's album from the CAAMA Music website - https://www.caamamusic.com.au/product/tjintu-desert-band/

22.01.2022 Reminder: applications for the 2020 Indigenous Language Grants round (Queensland) close on October 6th. Information, guidelines and tips on applying are available at: www.datsip.qld.gov.au/ilg :)

21.01.2022 This week it is Mori Language Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Wiki o te Reo Mori has been celebrated annually since 1975, and September 14th marks the presentation of the 1972 Mori language petition to parliament. Learn about te reo Mori's history & revitalisation with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mori's historical timeline: https://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/en/te-reo-maori/history/ or visit https://www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz/

21.01.2022 The latest newsletter from First Languages Australia is out! Here you can find helpful information on events/projects they have held and are planning, including their 'Language classes at a distance' COVID-19 video conference, and the announcement of their First Languages Industry Skills Register to support and connect people engaged in language work: https://bit.ly/2ET7gw7

19.01.2022 Welcome back to #MusicMonday! Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight) is a Walmajarri elder from the Kimberley community of Wangkatjungka (WA). Apart from developing the Walmajarri dictionary in the 1960s, fighting Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, being a political activist and human rights advocate, Olive is also one the foremost gospel and blues singers from WA. Many of her songs are actually traditional Walmajarri songs, like this one sung in a gospel-blues style. Walmajarri is a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in the South Kimberley (WA). According to the last census there were 283 speakers. You can find and listen to her music here: https://oliveknight.bandcamp.com/music

19.01.2022 It's #MusicMonday! Today we're sharing the songs of Martu artists, Wild Dingo Band. Wild Dingo Band is a Desert Reggae Rock group from the Martu communities of Kunawarritji, Punmu and Parnngurr in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Their songs are mostly sung in Martu Wangka, a mixed language which combines elements of Manyjilyjarra, Kartujarra, Putijarra, Warnman and Nyiyaparli. You can listen to all the songs on their "Ruka Ruka" album here, on their bandcamp page:

19.01.2022 Applications for the 2021 Master of Indigenous Languages Education (MILE) program are open from now until 31 October. Course content details, class block dates, information about fees, and link to the online application are available here: http://sydney.edu.au//master-of-indigenous-languages-educa... Applications can only be made online. It can take a while to gather and scan all of your documents. So it’s a good idea to start your application sooner rather than later! Please see flyer attached, and feel free to forward this information to anyone you think may be interested and eligible. If you have any further questions, get in touch with Susan Poetsch at the University of Sydney: [email protected]

18.01.2022 Unfortunately, most of our trainers are currently stuck in Victoria and unable to deliver our regular on-the-ground training workshops to people around the country. However, we have discovered a bright side to the sad departure of our former Training Director Emma Murphy for the sunnier skies of Darwin: we have managed to find a window in her busy schedule for her to run a Living Languages workshop with the Jawoyn language team from Barunga next week. Here's a photo of Andrew and Roko - who will both be joining the workshop remotely - with the wonderful team in Barunga last year. We're all really looking forward to seeing each other again! https://www.livinglanguages.org.au/comin/flexible-workshop-

15.01.2022 Happy #MusicMonday! Have a listen to this powerful song, Ngarraanga, by Emma Donovan. Sung in English and Gumbaynggirr, and written by Donovan and drummer/collaborator Yanya Boston in 2009, this is a tribute to the Stolen Generations. Donovan comes from a strong musical family and started singing young. She formed the accoustic band, The Stiff Gins, in 1999, and has performed with the Black Arm Band, and released her debut solo album, Changes, in 2004. Gumbaynggirr country li...es in what is now New South Wales, on the coast between the Nambucca River, the Clarence River, and over to the Great Dividing Range is the West. Enjoy!

13.01.2022 Today is Indigenous Literacy Day! Ambassador Dr. Anita Heiss spoke to ABC Radio about today's celebratory virtual event (streaming here https://ild.org.au/ at 12:30pm AEST) and the importance of making books available in First Nations languages. #IndigenousLiteracyDay The Indigenous Literacy Foundation... https://www.abc.net.au//after/indigenous-literacy/12617364

13.01.2022 The latest edition of our newsletter is out now and available here! https://bit.ly/3kfIDsL

12.01.2022 Today is an exciting day, as Living Languages wraps up our very first "hybrid" language workshop, delivered with trainers both in person and remotely. Former Training Director Emma Murphy came down from Darwin to Katherine work with the lovely Jawoyn language ladies from Barunga - Susan, Betty and Chiyo - who wrote this post about the workshop: We had two big days at the Smith Family office. We had some special guests join us by Zoom: on the first day trainer Andrew joined i...n from lockdown in Melbourne and Francesca Merlan, who compiled the Jawoyn Dictionary, joined from Canberra. Francesca helped the ladies write some sentences in Jawoyn language. The Smith Family staff joined in for a quick Jawoyn language lesson about animals. On the second day, Yawuru language teacher Roko joined from Broome. Roko showed us some new games to teach the kids the Jawoyn sentences. Andrew and Roko visited last year, and would have loved to be here, but it was great having them on Zoom.

11.01.2022 Monthly language resources webinar series! From September 7th (next Monday), the State Library of Queensland is holding free monthly webinars to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members in their language work. Led over Zoom by Desmond Crump, the webinars will guide you through the library's collections & resources that support language revival. They will be held on the first Monday of each month from 12:30-1:30pm until June 2021. Register at this link :) https://www.slq.qld.gov.au//learning-languages-state-libra

07.01.2022 If you are looking to learn about teaching and learning materials for your language/language work, The Foundation for Endangered Languages annual conference has been taking place this week (23-25 September). It is free of charge, and has moved online this year! The program and other information is available at this link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk//online-foundation-endangered-langua

05.01.2022 We can't believe it's already been a year since we became Living Languages! Thank you to everyone who has helped us settle in to our new name over the last year - we share with you some virtual cake while we think fondly back to in-person gatherings.

04.01.2022 A new app for the next generation of Arrernte people has just been released by the Akeyulerre Healing Centre! 'Awemele Itelaretyeke - Listen and Understand' is an educational tool for Central/Eastern Arrernte language and utilises both a written database and audio recordings. The contents include resources such as ‘fifty words everyone living in Mparntwe should know', as well as two audio tours. Find out more about the project here: https://www.apmere-angkentye-kenhe.com/awem...ele-itelaretyeke To download the app, check it out here for ios: https://apps.apple.com//app/awemele-itelaret/id1527955967 And here for android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

03.01.2022 Kimberley Language Resource Centre is raising funds. Please support by sharing or chipping in if you can.

02.01.2022 Tomorrow is Indigenous Literacy Day! At 12:30pm, The Indigenous Literacy Foundation will be holding a live virtual celebration of Indigenous language and literacy. The event will be a window into their work, the joy of books and reading, and the importance of first languages. To watch, subscribe to their YouTube channel here: https://go.ilf.org.au/subscribe

02.01.2022 Next year's 7th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC): Recognizing Relationships will be held online! Proposals for papers and posters are open until 30th September. See below for a guide to this year's theme and submission processes. Note: Registration opens on November 1st, at reduced rates http://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/registration/

01.01.2022 In April, First Languages Australia and the Pertame Language Project held a video conference to connect, hear and learn from people around the country about creative ways to continue language teaching through digital platforms during COVID-19. Presentation recordings and discussion notes are available to catch up on here: https://www.firstlanguages.org.au//1067-language-classes-a