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Burarra

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3bvr

Population  700 (1996 census).
Region  Northern Territory, Arnhem Land, Maningrida.
Language map  Northern Australia
Alternate names   Anbarra, Barera, Bawera, Burada, Bureda, Burera, Gidjingaliya Gujingalia, Gujalabiya, Gun-Guragone, Jikai, Tchikai
Classification  Australian, Gunwingguan, Burarran
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1991.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SOV. Hunter-gatherers.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GARNER, Mark; GLASGOW, Kathleen B., authors. 1980. "Clause-level tagmemes of Burarra."

GLASGOW, David, author. 1966. Notes on the Burera sound system (North Arnhem Coast).

GLASGOW, David; GLASGOW, Kathleen B., authors. 1967. "The phonemes of Burera."

GLASGOW, David; KERR, Harland B., authors. 1964. "Burera verb prefixes."

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., author. 1964. "Four principal contrasts in Burera personal pronouns."

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., author. 1964. "Frame of reference for two Burera tenses."

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., author. 1981. Burarra orthography.

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., author. 1981. Burarra phonemes.

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., author. 1988. "The structure and system of Burarra sentences."

GLASGOW, Kathleen B., compiler. 1994. Burarra - Gun-nartpa dictionary with English finder list.

KERR, Harland B., author. 1964. "Comparison of Anyula base pronouns with Burera, Maung, and Wik-Munkan."

KERR, Harland B., author. 1964. "Specific and generic lexical contrast in pronominal systems."

KERR, Harland B., author. 2012. The pronominal systems of Wik-Munkan, Burera, Lenakol and Kunimaipa: specific and generic function.  Available online

KERR, Harland B.; PITTMAN, Richard S., editors. 1964. Papers on the languages of the Australian Aborigines.

NAGAI, Yasuko, author. 1990. "Big books—sharing enjoyable reading experiences."

Vernacular Publications

Abirri-jirrapa an-ngardapa bigipigi. 1985.

Abirri-jirrapa gu-ngarda yerrcha rrapa nguymbula. 1985.

Aburr-bamuna mu-lipalipa. 1988.

Alphie rrapa ngalalak. 1981.

an-buburba a-diminga a-workiya. 1974.

An-garlajawarrga. 1987.

A-rrigirrgarra. 1985.

A-worlpuna (Supplementary reader, Unit 10, Marn.gi Mun-guni). 1976.

Birlimurra janguny. n.d.

Bobo. 1987.

Burarra a b ch. 1986.

Burarra jurra 1, 2, 3, 4. 1978.

Gulukula an-mugat rrapa nenikut gu-ngarda yerrcha. 1985.

Gulukula m-barra balaja. 1985.

Gun-geka. 1974.

Gun-guwarr. 1974.

Gurdodk. 1973.

Gu-rronga. 1988.

Jack rrapa Jill. 1987.

Jin-ngardapa jinyi-lijiwarriyana. 1988.

marn.gi mun-guni mun-nika. 1974.

marn.gi mun-guni. 1974.

Marrchila a-borrchekarra. 1985.

Marrchila. 1987.

Moch. 1976.

Moj. 1970.

Ngaypa. 1987.

Ngupi-na pada Burera. 1969.

Ngupi-pangi ngupudu-nidi. 1969.

Ngupudu-wokkuduja. 1969.

Ny-nyapa mampa apa ya?. 1986.

Wakal gu-bena burrwa. 1988.

Wakkal pudu-dakkal (A beginning Burera primer). 1966.

Wurrparn. 1987.

Yarraman jin-mugat. 1988.

Yorr gu-rakaja. 1988.

You can read Burarra 1. 1981.

You can read Burarra 2. 1982.

You can read Burera. 1970.