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Bornorron Warrag
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Bornorron Warrag Brolga and Catfish
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.
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Production
| Page Count: | 40 |
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| 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 |
Print Format
| Original Artists: | Sally Wiynmarr (author) |
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| Video Duration: | 0 mins |
| Colour Format: | Full Colour |
| Binding Type: | Saddle Stapled |
| Dimensions: | 210 mm × 10 mm × 210 mm |
| Weight: | 13 g |
| Weight | 0.013 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 1 × 21 cm |