Holi Baibul / Kriol Bible / Australian Creole Language the of Local Aboriginal People / Astralian Creole Family Bible - Hardcover
Synopsis
Australian Kriol Language Bible. Kriol is an Australian creole language that developed out of the contact between European settlers and the indigenous people in the northern regions of Australia, presently spoken by about 30,000 people. Despite the language's similarities to English in vocabulary, it has a distinct syntactic structure and grammar, and is, therefore, a language in its own right. On May 5th 2007, the first complete edition of the Bible on the Kriol language was launched officially at Katherine in the Northern Territory. This significant step in the literary consolidation of the language as a mother-tongue, and was begun in 1978. Over 29 years, a team of native Kriol speakers led by the Rev. Canon Gumbuli Wurrumara and specialists from the society for Australian Indigenous Languages has worked to produce this edition of the Bible- which is also the first complete edition of the Bible in any indigenous Australian language. The translation was a joint project of The Bible Society, Lutheran Bible Translators, The Church Missionary Society, the Anglican church, Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Australian Society of Indigenous Languages. A problem facing many communities in Northern Australia is that creole-speaking children are treated as though they speak English, but speak it badly; so they do not receive education in English as a second language. On the other hand, because they are not regarded as having a native mother tongue, they are denied access to education in their traditional language. The only official bilingual language program in Kriol is at Barunga, which was established during the Whitlam government, and has successfully included Kriol as both a medium and object of study. Funding is scarce for any further development of programmes. Although Kriol is widely spoken, its literal translation is minimal, with the exception of the Bible. This means that literacy rates of Kriol are quite low.
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- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0647509318
- ISBN 13 9780647509319
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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