Bornorron Warrag

Brolga and Catfish
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Bornorron Warrag is a Wardaman story as told by Sally Wiynmarr of how the catfish (warrag) got the mark on its head in an encounter with the brolga (bornorron). It is a story relating to a particular area of Wardaman country on the Flora River which is the country of Sally's father, the late Joe Jomornji. The Flora River (about 120km southwest of Katherine) is famous for its emerald-coloured waters which are fed by many springs which come up through limestone rock which is what gives the river its rich colour. 

The book includes English and Kriol translations and glossaries by Francesca Merlan and Greg Dickson respectively, as well as a background to Wardaman people and language and a pronunciation guide. Sally's nephew Bill Harney Jnr has provided original artwork for the book's illustrations. Bornorron Warrag has been produced with support from First Languages Australia and the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, Berlin. 

ISBN: 

9781741310894
Print Format
Production

Page Count: 

40

Author: 

Sally Wiynmarr

Illustrator: 

Bill Harney Jnr

Project Manager: 

Francesca Merlan (linguist)

Desktop Publisher: 

Maurice O'Riordan

Original Illustrators: 

Bill Harney Jnr

Graphic Designer: 

Maurice O'Riordan

Original artists

Original Artists: 

Sally Wiynmarr (author)

Video Duration: 

0mins

Colour Format: 

Full Colour

Binding Type: 

Saddle Stapled
Dimensions: 210 mm × 10 mm × 210 mm
Weight: 13 g

Date Published: 

Friday, March 10, 2023