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Reviving an Ancient Language: Awabakal - Brian Loo Soon Hua

Awabakal is the first Australian Aboriginal language to be written down and recorded. It was the traditional language of the Newcastle – Lake Macquarie area in New South Wales, just north of Sydney. The earliest writings include vocabulary and snippets of basic phrases and dialogue written by European settlers from the late 18th Century to the middle of the 19th Century. Later, a Bible translation was written by an English missionary. This talk will focus on the tedious task of reviving a language that has not been actively spoken since the late 19th century. Texts analysed include Bible translations, detailed word lists and a grammar as well as later recordings of speakers of related languages.