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成人大片 researchers have contributed to a new website, a comprehensive, up to date one-stop shop for everything about the Kaurna language, the original language of the Adelaide Plains.

The hosts Kaurna language resources to provide greater resources and training to help develop speakers who can pass on the language to future generations.

The resources include a learner鈥檚 guide, dictionary, alphabet book, games, information about spelling and pronunciation, Kaurna language courses, Kaurna placenames, and a members鈥� section for Kaurna people.

Educational videos are also available, including an online Pirltawardli Puppet Show, animal names, counting from 1-10, a Christmas carol, and a caf茅 chat, all in Kaurna.

An online shop makes resources available for in-person teaching.

成人大片 Associate Professor Rob Amery from the School of Humanities has decades of working as an expert linguist with the Kaurna language and lead the team to establish the website.

鈥淭he Kaurna language was long written off as a 鈥榙ead鈥� language, though Kaurna people prefer to think of it as having been sleeping, but through dedicated collaborative work, it has been revived,鈥� said Associate Professor Amery.

鈥淭his website not only includes our resources, but connects the user with other important websites to support their learning.

鈥淲e hope this work will make Kaurna language accessible to a wider number of people, which is the key for preservation and growth of the language.鈥�

成人大片 PhD Candidate Susie Greenwood said there was demand from the community for more resources.

鈥淚t is exciting to see more and more Australian schools integrating Indigenous languages and culture into their curriculum,鈥� said Ms Greenwood.

鈥�21 South Australian schools have a registered Kaurna language program, however we know there are many others who are looking to integrate Kaurna language and culture into their community in a less structured way and are working with members of the Kaurna community.

鈥淲e hope that creating better access to these resources will develop more speakers and interest in the language for future generations.

The Kaurna Warra website is the new web presence for Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi (KWP) and Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi (KWK), an Aboriginal corporation under the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations which handles all requests for Kaurna names and translations.

鈥淭he Kaurna language was long written off as a 鈥榙ead鈥� language, though Kaurna people prefer to think of it as having been sleeping, but through dedicated collaborative work, it has been revived." Associate Professor Rob Amery

KWK Chair Zoey Bonney said the website is another important step in the re-awakening of the Kaurna language.

鈥淚t signifies two worlds coming together and further highlights how truly evolutionary, resilient and strong Kaurna language is,鈥� Ms Bonney said. 聽

鈥淭he website is accessible and will make for deeper learning and therefore deeper connection, all at the click of your fingers.

鈥淭he adaptability of Kaurna language and the dedicated people involved in the reawakening, and continuance of it, is world class and this website is a certificate of achievement and a big step in the right direction of longevity.鈥�

Hosted by the 成人大片, KWP produces Kaurna language resources, and especially online media Kaurna Language Hub, to support the learning and teaching of the Kaurna language.

The KWP team worked on the first ever English to Kaurna dictionary, 'Kaurna Warrapiipa鈥�, which was published in 2022 by South Australian publisher .

The 成人大片 is committed to reconciliation and to excellence in Aboriginal education and research. Through the University鈥檚 Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education unit, we strive to be an institution that makes an enduring contribution to our First Nations peoples through the transformative impact of education and employment.