A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman

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By Jean-Christophe Verstraete

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A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman offers the first comprehensive lexicon of the Umpithamu language, native to the Princess Charlotte Bay region in Cape York Peninsula, Australia. This scholarly volume contains detailed grammar explanations, meanings, and contextual uses, enriched by numerous example sentences. An English translation index arranges words alphabetically and thematically for ease of use. Additionally, it provides phonetic transcriptions, related terms, and ethnographic and biological notes, making it a valuable resource for linguists, anthropologists, and biologists.
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This dictionary is ideally suited for linguists, anthropologists, biologists, and researchers with a focus on Australian Indigenous languages and cultures. It also benefits advanced language learners and educators interested in Cape York Peninsula's linguistic heritage.

Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of Umpithamu , with notes on Middle Paman is the first comprehensive dictionary of a Cape York language to be published in over two decades.

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Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman is the first comprehensive dictionary of a Cape York language to be published in over two decades.

The dictionary provides detailed information about the grammar, meaning and use of Umpithamu words, generously illustrated with example sentences. All information can also be accessed through an index of English translations, organised alphabetically and thematically.

For users with more specific interests, like linguists, anthropologists and biologists, the dictionary further offers phonetic transcriptions, cognates and (Middle) Paman reconstructions for most words, as well as ethnographic notes and identifications of plant and animal species.

Jean-Christophe Verstraete; main language consultants Florrie Bassani, Joan Liddy

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925302219

Publisher: ATF Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: ATF Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 544

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About the Author

Jean-Christophe Verstraete is a professor of linguistics at the University of Leuven in Belgium, with an honorary affiliation at the Australian National University. His interests include linguistic typology and the study of Australian languages, specifically in Cape York Peninsula. He has studied the Umpithamu, Umbuygamu and Lamalama languages since 2003, with Florrie Bassani, Bobby Stewart and Daisy Stewart.