This week and next week Muurrbay welcomes Macquarie University student Annina Chrystal to our office. Annina is a third year student from Macquarie University studying linguistics, and is undertaking work placement with us for her degree. Annina has already made a valuable contribution to our transcribing and publishing projects and an unexpected bonus is that she is now training us in Wordpress, the very program that creates this website!
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Muurrbay staff and Gumbaynggirr language teachers came together for training in the transcribing program ELAN. Led by Muurrbay consultant linguist Albert Burgman, the training focused on how we can use ELAN to transcribe incredibly valuable recordings of speakers, resulting in a time-aligned file that matches up the audio recording with the written text. This is particularly useful for the Bundjalung, Dhanggati and Gumbaynggirr languages which have signif
In mid-March, Muurrbay arranged two Darkinyung Language workshops in Wyong and Kariong to bring together everyone interested in being involved in the revitalisation of the language.
We were welcomed in Darkinyung by Aunty Bronwyn Chambers and Gary Williams did an acknowledgement of country in Gumbaynggirr.
This was an opportunity for the community to meet our new teacher linguist, Albert Burgman and to hear from them about what the...
Gumbaynggirr Elders and youth joined together to launch Gumbaynggirr dictionary-grammar
The new and improved second edition of the Gumbaynggirr dictionary-grammar was launched by Elder Barry Phyball at Muurrbay on the 18th of March 2016. Ricky Buchanan gave a welcome to country, as he’d done eight years ago for the first edition. From being a young school boy at the first book launch, Ricky is now working in schools, and studying Gumbaynggirr language
'Cleverman' is an upcoming 6 part series that has a futuristic setting. It will feature on ABC television and has a cast of familiar names both in acting and production, as well as our up and coming actors- You will need to keep an eye out for the credits.
Muurrbay's connection to 'Cleverman' is in the use of both Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung languages. We responded to their wish to have Aboriginal language as a major feature in the series, at this p...
Up and at em' early- setting up our stall for 'Survival Day'!
Well done to Uncle Gary Williams and Jinda Maxine Jarrett for representing Muurrbay on this special day and showcasing the hard work that we do here, when maintaining and continue on with our language.
This is evidence of our survival and we should all be proud that we have intelligent people in our communities that hold this space for our culture and dedicate their time to show the real be
Anna Ash represented Muurrbay at the annual workshop of the Australian Linguistics Society which was hosted by the University of Western Sydney in Parramatta, from 9-11 December. Anna also attended the pre-ALS workshop Tuesday 8th December about; 'What Universities can do to support the teaching of Aboriginal Languages?"
The meeting resulted in the formation of a working group "Tertiary Aboriginal Language Committee" (TALC), with members from Universiti...
Muurrbay is pleased to announce that the Second Edition of the Gumbaynggirr dictionary and learners grammer has arrived...
To all those who worked so hard BANYJARRAMBANG ( you done well), especially Br. Steve Morelli, Dallas Walker, Gary Williams & Julie Long. A special thanks to Christine Bruderlin from Bruderlin Maclean Publishing for designing the beautiful cover and supervising the last stages of publication.
Thank
Fifteen determined and committed students have just finished the first semester of Certificate III in Learning an Endangered language: Gathang.
They have completed five of the core units of the course and will continue throughout 2016.
This semester, students have studied the sound and spelling system of their language, discussed the status of Gathang, their understanding of the language boundaries, connection to neighbouring languages ...
24/09/2015
Bugalbeh (thank you) to all the people who visited the table for Muurrbay. It was an honour and privileged to listen to all your stories regarding learning language. The joys, struggles and a sense of well-being when hearing and speaking language in our communities was evident. Many found family members in the books and purchases were made and of course you can contact Muurrbay anytime. It was dually noted that interest was high for language...