Jeremy SteeleJul 43 minLanguage Abbreviations used in the Bayala DatabasesThe following is a typical summary table from the Bayala databases presenting a few of the words for ‘kangaroo’ across the country. The...
Jeremy SteeleDec 18, 20153 minTASMANIA Words: 'grub' for grubMeeting some Tasmanians It’s the year 1793, and the place later known as Tasmania. Ten years before the first European settlement to be...
Jeremy SteeleDec 17, 20156 minTASMANIA Words: 'sun'=big eyeIt is something of a thrill for Your Amateur Researcher (YAR) when a little bit of the curtain shrouding the mysteries of the Tasmanian...
Jeremy SteeleDec 14, 20153 minTASMANIA Words: 'star' shineThe word marama in the Tasmanian word lists caught the attention again today. The meaning given for it is ‘star’. DEEP TIME No-one quite...
Jeremy SteeleNov 23, 20153 minTASMANIA Words: white 'feather'The Tasmanian Bayala database keeps throwing up small insights into the Tasmanian languages, and suggests the launching of a goose chase....