Iltyem-iltyem
Iltyem-iltyem

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Angkety, tyepety, iltyem-iltyem

Eileen Pwerrerl Campbell is one of the leaders of the Iltyem-iltyem project. She lives at Ti Tree, and is one of a group of senior Anmatyerr and Warlpiri women in the community. Eileen has worked steadily over many years supporting Anmatyerr language and culture in the

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Cindy Jinmarabynana demonstrates Maningrida Sign Language

Cindy Jinmarabynana demonstrates Maningrida Sign Language in this film. This was made in May 2016, at a sign language workshop during the WANALA meeting in Alice Springs. Cindy speaks her language Burarra while signing.

Murumpu Wangka! Kukatja Hand Talk

Here is a great film made by women at Balgo, showing approximately 40 signs that they use alongside their spoken language Kukatja. Some of the signs are similar to iltyem-iltyem, many are different. Read about how this film came about – from Willie Lempert and

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Tinka ‘sand goanna’, ngintaka ‘perentie’

Lizzie is very skilled at explaining some of the subtle differences between signs which may share a similar handshape. One example are the signs for two lizards tinka ‘sand goanna’ and ngintaka ‘perentie’. Ngintaka are enormous lizards, highly prized in hunting and fairly rare, goannas

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Gun-nartpa – Gandayala

Dorothy Galaledba and Janet Gumbiyarra act out a hunting scenario, their father and uncle are hunting kangaroo. They bring the kangaroo over, they build a fire, butcher the animal, cook it and eat it. Then everyone is thirsty and they call out for water. From

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MK Turner “About sign”

Margaret Kemarre Turner (OAM), also known as MK Turner, is a distinguished interpreter, artist and author who lives in Alice Springs and speaks several languages including Arrernte, Akarre and Akityarre. She is also a knowledgeable signer. In this short film MK explains the importance of

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Cindy Jinmarabynana | Maningrida Sign Language

Sign in the Hansen River, 2014

In this film, April Pengart Campbell and Clarrie Kemarr Long use speech and sign to discuss some of the ways that Anmatyerr people use sign language. This film was made by Jenny Green and linked to a story on Indigenous Language projects written by Amanda Burdon

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Tjukaparti James | A film by Charlotte Haywood

The video work features the Pitjantjatjara Senior Law Woman and artist Tjukaparti James from Docker River, Northern Territory. The hand signs she uses are Pitjantjatjara. She uses hand signs to express: kangaroo, swimming, bush turkey, emu, man, woman…. This work was exhibited by artist Charlotte

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Mum eats cake

This film is called Mwekel mern cake arlkwem ‘Mum eats cake’. Eileen Pwerrerl Campbell demonstrates the signs for CAKE and BISCUIT, along with MWEK / MOTHER, MERN / FOOD and ARLKWEM / EAT. CAKE has a similar handshape to MWEK / MOTHER, but Eileen shows how these

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https://www.iltyemiltyem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/janie-sign-project-no-credits-H.264.mp4

Janie Pwerrerl Long explains the purpose of the Iltyem-iltyem project

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