Pertame language
In this article we are going to delve into the fascinating world of Pertame language, exploring its origins, its impact on society and its relevance today. Since ancient times, Pertame language has played a crucial role in the lives of human beings, influencing everything from cultural to technological aspects. Throughout the next lines, we will analyze in depth all aspects related to Pertame language, unraveling its mysteries, demystifying misconceptions and highlighting its importance in the contemporary world. From its first mentions in history to its presence in today's globalized society, Pertame language has left an indelible mark on the lives of people of all ages and cultures, becoming a topic of universal interest.
| Pertame | |
|---|---|
| Southern Arrernte, Southern Aranda | |
| Pertame | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | South-Eastern Northern Territory, along the Finke River |
Native speakers | <20 (2018)[1] 11-50 (2018-19)[2] |
| Revival | [3] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | pert1234 |
| AIATSIS[2] | C46 |
Pertame, also known as Southern Arrernte or Southern Aranda, is an Arandic language (but not of the Arrernte language group) from the country south of Alice Springs, along the Finke River, north and north-west of the location inhabited by speakers of Lower Arrernte.[4] Ethnologue classes Pertame as a variant name for Lower Southern, but other sources vary in their classifications and descriptions of this language.
Language revival
With only 20 fluent speakers left by 2018,[1] the Pertame Project is seeking to retain and revive the language, headed by Pertame elder Christobel Swan.[5]
As of 2020, Pertame is one of 20 languages prioritised as part of the Priority Languages Support Project, being undertaken by First Languages Australia and funded by the Department of Communications and the Arts. The project aims to "identify and document critically-endangered languages — those languages for which little or no documentation exists, where no recordings have previously been made, but where there are living speakers".[6]
Speakers
Renowned artist Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) was a Pertame speaker.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "To save a dying language". Alice Springs News Online. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b C46 Pertame at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ "Pertame School". Pertame School. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Lower Arrernte". Mobile Language Team. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Pertame Project". Call for Australian languages and linguistics. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Priority Languages Support Project". First Languages Australia. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Gibson, Jason (July 2015). "Central Australian Songs: A History and Reinterpretation of their Distribution through the Earliest Recordings". Oceania. 85 (2): 165–182. doi:10.1002/ocea.5084. ISSN 0029-8077.
- ^ Mulvaney, D. J., "Erlikilyika (1865–1930)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 14 September 2024
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