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Murrinh-Patha

A language of Australia

ISO 639-3: mwf

Population	1,430 (1996 census).
Region	Northern Territory, Port Keats area, Wadeye.
Language map	Northern Australia, reference number 24
Alternate names	Garama, Murinbada, Murinbata
Dialects	Murrinhpatha, Murrinhkura, Murrinhdiminin.
Classification	Australian, Daly, Murrinh-Patha
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Hunter-gatherers; fishermen (traditionally).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HARGRAVE, Susanne, author. 1982. A report on colour term research in five Aboriginal languages.

KULAMPURUT, Harry P.; STREET, Chester S., authors. 1979. "The Murinbata mode of existence."

MOLLINGIN, Gregory P.; STREET, Chester S., authors. 1981. The phonology of Murinbata.

MOLLINGIN, Gregory P.; STREET, Chester S., compilers. 1983. Dictionary: English/Murrinh-Patha.  

STREET, Chester S., author. 1976. "Spelling problems with voiced and voiceless stops in Murinbata."

STREET, Chester S., author. 1980. "Port Keats: a happy community?."

STREET, Chester S., author. 1980. "Reduplication in Murinbata."

STREET, Chester S., author. 1980. "The relationship of verb affixation and clause structure in Murinbata."

STREET, Chester S., author. 1982. "Toward a Murrinh-patha defined need for repentance."

STREET, Chester S., author. 1985. Murinbata noun classes.

STREET, Chester S., author. 1987. An introduction to the language and culture of the Murrinh-Patha.

STREET, Chester S.; STREET, Lynette, authors. 1993. "Literacy among the Murrinh-patha."

Vernacular Publications

Da murrinh marra i da murrinh murntak. 1978.

da niminem pardidha. 1977.

Ku bali-nu ngunnedhangime i mi katan-nu ngunnedhangime. 1978.

Ku mangki mere murrinh pumebaththa parne ku ngarra kananturturt-nu-yu / Ku pangkuy pirridarrarattha ka dumdum. 1980.

Ku mangki ngarra murrmunu. 1977.

Murrinh kanhi-ka Pulthen i Kulampururt. 1981.

Murrinh kardu ngarra darrikardu ngankungime ngatha. 1978.

Murrinh kardu puddanayiththa. 1977.

Murrinh ku mangki i tiwungku. 1981.

Murrinh ku nenigut. 1980.

Murrinh ku ngugumingki 2. 1982.

Murrinh ku ngurlmirl. 1977.

Murrinh ku thepini pumpanpunmat. 1980.

Murrinh ku thikin. 1980.

Murrinh ku walumuma i ku durrket. 1980.

Murrinh nganki 1. 1976.

Murrinh nganki 2. 1977.

Murrinh nganki 3. 1978.

Murrinh nganki 4. 1980.

Murrinh ngarra ku nanigut i ku were ngala. 1984.

Murrinh niyith-niyith 1. 1977.

Murrinh niyith-niyith 2. 1977.

Murrinh niyith-niyith 3. 1978.

Murrinh niyith-niyith kanhi-ka da ngarra Eskimo wangu-wa. 1978.

Murrinh niyith-niyith kanhi-ka mange ngarra pamam ngatha parnam. 1978.

Murrinh parililnu 1. 1976.

Murrinh parililnu 2. 1978.

Murrinh thathpirr kanhi-yu. 1978.

Pre reader. 1976.