A dictionary of Umpithamu
With notes on Middle Paman
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, organized 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.
Production Details
- Paperback
- 240mm x 170mm x 20mm
- 544pp
- Released June 2020
- ISBN 9781925302219
Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and symbols
Introduction
Chapter 1: Umpithamu and the Lamalama people
Chapter 2: The structure of Umpithamu
Chapter 3: Analysis and sources
Chapter 4: Guide to using the dictionary
Umpithamu dictionary
English-Umpithamu: Alphabetical index
English-Umpithamu: Thematic index
Chapter 5: Humans and their bodies
Chapter 6: Animals
Chapter 7: Plants
Chapter 8: Sugarbag and its parts
Chapter 9: Elements
Chapter 10: Food and objects
Chapter 11: Religion, ritual and performance
Chapter 12: Language, noise and interaction
Chapter 13: Feeling, knowing and perceiving
Chapter 14: Time, space and number
Chapter 15: Moving
Chapter 16: Manipulating and creating
Chapter 17: Qualities
Chapter 18: Grammar
Species identifications
References
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.
About The Cover
Front cover; Michael Lawrence-Taylor spine, and dictionary and index opening pages and J-C Verstraete (back cover), Other photographs as credited