“Wunaa junaa yaarri yarraang, junaa ngiina nyaagu gangaa!” Don’t say goodbye, just say see you later!” – Anna Ash
In 2004 Anna was appointed as the Co-ordinator-Linguist to establish Muurrbay’s Regional activity ‘Many Rivers Aboriginal Language Centre’. Anna was…
Read MoreMacquarie University student placement
This week and next week Muurrbay welcomes Macquarie University student Annina Chrystal to our office. Annina is a third year…
Read MoreELAN Workshop
Muurrbay staff and Gumbaynggirr language teachers came together for training in the transcribing program ELAN. Led by Muurrbay consultant linguist…
Read MoreDarkinyung Language workshops
In mid-March, Muurrbay arranged two Darkinyung Language workshops in Wyong and Kariong to bring together everyone interested in being involved…
Read MoreLaunch of Gumbaynggirr Dictionary
Gumbaynggirr Elders and youth joined together to launch Gumbaynggirr dictionary-grammar The new and improved second edition of the Gumbaynggirr dictionary-grammar…
Read More‘Cleverman’
‘Cleverman’ is an upcoming 6 part series that has a futuristic setting. It will feature on ABC television and has…
Read More‘Survival Day’
Up and at em’ early- setting up our stall for ‘Survival Day’! Well done to Uncle Gary Williams and Jinda…
Read MoreAustralian Linguistics Society
Anna Ash represented Muurrbay at the annual workshop of the Australian Linguistics Society which was hosted by the University of…
Read MoreGumbaynggirr Dictionary arrives!
Muurrbay is pleased to announce that the Second Edition of the Gumbaynggirr dictionary and learners grammer has arrived… …
Read MoreGathang Classes
Fifteen determined and committed students have just finished the first semester of Certificate III in Learning an Endangered language: Gathang.…
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