Dhirari country surrounds Lake Eyre in the north of the state of South Australia.It lies east of the Arabana language, north of the Kuyani language and west of the Diyari language.
AIATSIS id : L.14
VARIATIONS
Dirari (used by AIATSIS & SIL), Dhirari, Terari, Tirari, Thirrari
DISCLAIMER:
The above map is based upon the Horton Indigenous Map of Australia © Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996. The full map is available on the AIATSIS website. The locations of the languages of SA, as stated on the this website are not intended for Land Claim use, and are an approximate guide only. Individual language project locations are based on information from publicly available MILR (ILS) documents.
REFERENCE AND SOURCE ARCHIVE
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1975. Introductory grammar of the Dhirari language with notes on the Diyari dialect. [Canberra. AIATSIS print collection MS 2415.]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1973-1974. Language elicitation. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 02975 - 02980. Field tape number(s): Dieri 1-7, Gamilray 1, Adnjamadana 1, New England 1.]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1974. Diyari and Dhirari tape transcriptions, field notes and miscellaneous material. South Australia, Queensland and Canberra. []
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1974. Language elicitation and stories. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03169 - 03171. Field tape number(s): Di 9-14. [Recorded at Marree, Witchelina.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1975. Language elicitation and mission songs. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03424 - 03428. Field tape number(s): Di 15-20, Adn 2. [Recorded at Port Augusta, Farina, Marree.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1975. Language elicitation, narratives, conversations and stories. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 04000 - 04003; 06112. Field tape number(s): D31-D35. [Recorded at Port Augusta, Maree, Farina, Adelaide.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1975. Language elicitation, songs and narratives. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03765 - 03771. Field tape number(s): D 21-30. [Recorded at Farina, Port Augusta, Maree, Birdsville, South-West Queensland.] ]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1988. Trill-released stops and language change in Central Australian languages. Australian Journal of Linguistics - 1988; v. 8 no. 2, p. 219-245. [[This material is available at the State Library of South Australia, Barr Smith and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
AUSTIN, Peter K. 1989. Verb compounding in Central Australian languages. La Trobe Working Papers in Linguistics 3:pp.171-201. VIEW HERE [[This material is available at the State Library of South Australia, Barr Smith and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1990. Classification of Lake Eyre languages. In La Trobe Working Papers in Linguistics 3:pp.171-201. VIEW HERE [[This material is available at the State Library of South Australia, Barr Smith and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1976. Language elicitation, narratives, including narratives associated with place names. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 04433 - 04436; 06113 - 06117. Field tape number(s): D36-40. [Recorded at Port Augusta, Birdsville Track, Cooper Creek, Marree.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1976. Dhirari. In Dixon, R.M.W., ed - Grammatical categories in Australian languages - Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Aboriginal Studies, Humanities Press;pp.757-763 - Ling. Series. 22. [[This material is available at the State Library of South Australia and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth. 1977. Language elicitation. AIATSIS sound collection. Archive Nos.: 06125 - 06129. Field Tape Nos D49-53. [[Recorded at Farina; Texts and language elicitation in Diyari and Dhirari.]]
GREGORY, J. W. (John Walter), (1864-1932). 1906. The dead heart of Australia: a journey around Lake Eyre in the summer of 1901-1902... London: John Murray. VIEW HERE [[Facsimile ed. 1997, Corkwood Press, North Adelaide][Annotation: contains some song lines, though no translation and language unknown, but may contain some language as Emil Kintalakadi was the Tirari guide.] [This material is available at the State Library of South Australia, Barr Smith and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
HERCUS, Luise A. 1965-1970. Songs, mythology, language elicitation and oral history. [group conversation about kinship amongst Wangganguru, Wanggadjaga, Jandruwanta and Arabana, Dirari and Dieri groups]. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 02001 – 02126. Field tape numbers: 2-12, 15-16, 18-26, 40-57, 61, 63-66, 70-75, 77, 80, 86-100, 104-107, 113-114, 130-136, 138-143, 154, 156, 159-176, 178, 183,188-191, 194-206, 212-215, 219, 221-231, 234-240, 253-255, 257, 259, 261-269, 274-284, 288, 297, 299-314, 317-331, 341-342 and 345-348. [Access: Restricted - some tapes are restricted – ceremonial and gender specific material.] ]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna), (1926). 1971-1972. Stories and language material. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 02550 - 02567. Field tape number(s): 427 - 462.]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna). 1972. Stories and language elicitation. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 02617 - 02642. Field tape number(s): 463-79, 481-87, 490-512.]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna). 1973. Language and stories from Wilcannia area and country between Port Augusta and Maree. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03073 - 03079. FT Nos 556-569]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna). 1973. Language elicitation and stories from Pt. Augusta, Marree, and Farina areas, SA. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03051 - 03060. Field tape numbers: 538 – 555.]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna). 1973-1974. Stories from Western NSW and between Port Augusta and Maree, SA. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03120 - 03155. FT Nos 570-641.]
HERCUS, L. A. (Luise Anna). 1974. Language material from Port Augusta, Wilcannia, Farina, Point Pearce, Marree and Finke. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 03500 – 03518. Field tape number(s): 641-675. Annotation: Diyari language elicitation with Ben Murray at Farina.]
HERCUS, L.A., AUSTIN, Peter Kenneth & JONES E. 1988. Ben Murray (Parlku-nguyu-thangkayiwarna). Aboriginal History; v. 12 no. 1-2, pp114-188. []
MURRAY, Ben & AUSTIN, Peter K. 1986. Paradise crossing: Dhirari story. [In Hercus, L.A. & Sutton, P.J. eds. This is what happened: historical narratives by Aborigines. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies: pp292-6.]
MURRAY, Ben & AUSTIN, Peter K. 1986. Afghan story: Dhirari story. In Hercus, L.A. & Sutton, P.J. eds. This is what happened: historical narratives by Aborigines. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies: pp128-132. []
REUTHER, J.G. n.d. 379 Reuther comparative 7 [Jendruwonta; Wonkaranta- Reuther JW; Ngaumeni; Tirari- Reuther NT; Wonkarabana; Jauraworka -Reuther WJ; Wonkanguru; Kujani -Reuther WK] [[Vocabulary: 16 files, 1332 kB, ~1740 entries] [ASEDA]]
REUTHER, J. G. (Johann Georg), (1861-1914). 1981. The Diari / translated by the Reverend Phillip A. Scherer (with v.5, Three central Australian grammars - Diari, Jandruwanta, Wonkanjuru, by J.G. Reuther, translated by T. Schwarzschild and L.A. Hercus : edited by L.A. Hercus and J. G. Breen. Additional notes on the Diari by P. Austin). Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. [[Physical descrip: 13 v. on 49 sheets of microfiche] [This material is available at the State Library of South Australia, Barr Smith and other libraries in Adelaide.]]
SCHEBECK, B. (Bernhard). 1965 – 1966. Narratives, cultural discussions and songs from S.A. and Darwin areas. AIATSIS sound collection. [Archive Nos.: 00633 – 00650. Field tape number(s): 17-35,Bd a-e,MA 1-7,GA 1-3, MK Songs 1-2, Rr 1-4. [Dirari recorded at: Wilpoorina Station.]]
TREFRY, David. 1965 – 1967. Yandruwanda, Dieri, and Yauraworga language elicitation, SA. AIATSIS sound collection. Archive Nos.: 00653 – 00659. Field tape numbers: FT 1- 28. [[Annotation: Yandruwanta and Dieri word lists; Dieri; life in Killalapannina; may contain some Dirari according to Oates & Oates.]]