Luise Hercus
Biographic Data
| ID | 456646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luise Hercus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luise |
| FAMILY NAME | Hercus |
| SIGNATURE | HERCUS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives
This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as papers at a Trends in Toponymy conference hosted by the University of Ballarat in 2007 that featured Australian and international speakers. The chapters in this volume provide insight into the quality of toponymic
Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives
This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as papers at a Trends in Toponymy conference hosted by the University of Ballarat in 2007 that featured Australian and international speakers. The chapters in this volume provide insight into the quality of toponymic research that is being undertaken in Australia and in countries such as Can…
Afghan stories from the northeast of South Australia
Afghans arrived in the north-east region of South Australia in the nineteenth century as camel-drivers, valued for providing an efficient means of transport across the region. Arabana and Wanganuru language texts recounting the relations between Aborigines and Afghans, and their pursuit of Aborigine girls, are presented with their English translations
How we danced the Mudlunga’: Memories of 1901 and 1902
One h o t January day in 1967 I drove two old friends up to Marree from Port Augusta in a landrover. Mick McLean Irinjili (a Simpson Desert Waggarjuru man) was teaching me his language, and M urtee Jo h n n y (a Y andruw anda, from the Strzelecki track) w anted to come hom e to his hut on the Marree reserve. People around L yndhurst and Marree had recently claimed th a t M urtee was 104 years old and the oldest man in South Australia. So Mick and…
Leaving the Simpson Desert
The lifestyle of the Wangkangurru Aboriginal people of the Simpson Desert and their manner of voluntary exodus from the region are discussed. The transcription, gloss and English translation of the text of a former inhabitant of the desert on how his people left the desert are presented
Tales of Nadu-dagali (Rib-bone Billy)
This article will describe some of the background to the life of 'Rib-bone Billy', a distinguished old Simpson Desert Wanjgarjuru man, whose traditional name was rendered by George Aiston and Dr George A. Horne (a policeman and Melbourne doctor, respectively) as 'Nutatacullie' (Njadu-dagali -- 'side spearing')
A native died sudden at Lake Allallina’
One of the verses from the Kudnarri cycle is discussed that deals with an historical event of 1917, a sudden death at Lake Allallina. During a quarrel one man ends up dead and this violent death shocks the people to such a degree that an old man composes a song about it as part of the new semi-traditional song cycle called Kudnarri, in Diyari
Three linguistic studies from far southwestern New South Wales
The Kulin Languages of the Far South-West of NSW la. Introduction lb. The characteristics of Mathimathi 2. Who were the Berri-ait 2a. the Paakantji dialects 2b. The Berri-ait 2c. The language of the Berri-ait 2d. The Place-name Paringi 2e. Note on the Place-name Arumpo 3. Twenty words from Prungle 3a. Comments on individual words from Prungle 3b
Wire Yard’: A song from near Lake Eyre
Eric Bonython accompanied by Ern Murray composed a song in 1950 while working in the Wire Yard gives a glimpse of Aboriginal traditions. This song is one of the mythological significance songs as it was real to the people of the Lake Eyre basin
Ben Murray (Parlku-Nguyu-Thangkayiwarna)
The biography of Ben Murray, born in 1891 to an Aboriginal mother and a Baluchistani (Afghan) father in northern South Australia, is presented. Some texts of his recollections, as spoken by him in Arabana-Wangkangurru and Diyari-Thirrari languages are also presented with their English translations
The Marawara language of Yelta: Interpreting linguistic records of the past
Because of the loss of the majority of the languages of the south east of Australia we have to turn towards the information collected last century with gratitude. But we are tempted to ask for too much from some of these sources, particularly the word-lists: the people compiling them had difficulties that it is hard to appreciate now in the age of electronic recording equipment. The aim of the present paper is to attempt to eluci date some of the…
Eaglehawk and Crow: A Madimadi Version
Aboriginal Placenames. Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape
Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of
The Land is a Map: Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia
The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. On the other hand, placenames assigned by European settlers and officials are largely arbitrary, except for occasional descriptive labels such as ‘river
The Land is a Map: Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia
The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. On the other hand, placenames assigned by European settlers and officials are largely arbitrary, except for occasional descriptive labels such as ‘river, lake, mountain’. They typically commemorate people, or unrelated places in …
Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape
Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of Indigenous names, sometimes alongside the accepted Anglo-Australian terms, aro…
Some Aspects of the Form and Use of the Trial Number in Victorian Languages and in Arabana
Thura-Yura as a subgroup
The Yarli languages
The Vedic Origins of Karma. Cosmos as Man in Ancient Indian Myth and Ritual
This Is What Happened: Historical Narratives by Aborigines
Nine Simpson Desert wells
Indological and Buddhist Studies. Volume in Honour of Professor J. W. de Jong on His Sixtieth Birthday
An Aboriginal vocabulary of the fauna of Gippsland
The words which four aboriginal tribes from Gippsland used for some species of mammals, birds,r eptiles and amphibians are presented and discussed.Sources of information used were the records of early European explorers, settlers and persons interested in Aboriginal culture.Where possible, tentative phonetic renderings in practical orthography are provided.The use of such information to augment our knowledge of the original distribution of native…
Linguistic trends in Australia
Nine Simpson Desert wells
This Is What Happened: Historical Narratives by Aborigines
Tales of Nadu-dagali (Rib-bone Billy)
This article will describe some of the background to the life of 'Rib-bone Billy', a distinguished old Simpson Desert Wanjgarjuru man, whose traditional name was rendered by George Aiston and Dr George A. Horne (a policeman and Melbourne doctor, respectively) as 'Nutatacullie' (Njadu-dagali -- 'side spearing')
Leaving the Simpson Desert
The lifestyle of the Wangkangurru Aboriginal people of the Simpson Desert and their manner of voluntary exodus from the region are discussed. The transcription, gloss and English translation of the text of a former inhabitant of the desert on how his people left the desert are presented
Wire Yard’: A song from near Lake Eyre
Eric Bonython accompanied by Ern Murray composed a song in 1950 while working in the Wire Yard gives a glimpse of Aboriginal traditions. This song is one of the mythological significance songs as it was real to the people of the Lake Eyre basin
Ben Murray (Parlku-Nguyu-Thangkayiwarna)
The biography of Ben Murray, born in 1891 to an Aboriginal mother and a Baluchistani (Afghan) father in northern South Australia, is presented. Some texts of his recollections, as spoken by him in Arabana-Wangkangurru and Diyari-Thirrari languages are also presented with their English translations
The Vedic Origins of Karma. Cosmos as Man in Ancient Indian Myth and Ritual
How we danced the Mudlunga’: Memories of 1901 and 1902
One h o t January day in 1967 I drove two old friends up to Marree from Port Augusta in a landrover. Mick McLean Irinjili (a Simpson Desert Waggarjuru man) was teaching me his language, and M urtee Jo h n n y (a Y andruw anda, from the Strzelecki track) w anted to come hom e to his hut on the Marree reserve. People around L yndhurst and Marree had recently claimed th a t M urtee was 104 years old and the oldest man in South Australia. So Mick and…
The Marawara language of Yelta: Interpreting linguistic records of the past
Because of the loss of the majority of the languages of the south east of Australia we have to turn towards the information collected last century with gratitude. But we are tempted to ask for too much from some of these sources, particularly the word-lists: the people compiling them had difficulties that it is hard to appreciate now in the age of electronic recording equipment. The aim of the present paper is to attempt to eluci date some of the…
Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape
Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of Indigenous names, sometimes alongside the accepted Anglo-Australian terms, aro…
Arabana and Wanganuru Traditions
Linguistic trends in Australia
An Aboriginal vocabulary of the fauna of Gippsland
The words which four aboriginal tribes from Gippsland used for some species of mammals, birds,r eptiles and amphibians are presented and discussed.Sources of information used were the records of early European explorers, settlers and persons interested in Aboriginal culture.Where possible, tentative phonetic renderings in practical orthography are provided.The use of such information to augment our knowledge of the original distribution of native…
Indological and Buddhist Studies. Volume in Honour of Professor J. W. de Jong on His Sixtieth Birthday
Nine Simpson Desert wells
This Is What Happened: Historical Narratives by Aborigines
The Vedic Origins of Karma. Cosmos as Man in Ancient Indian Myth and Ritual
Thura-Yura as a subgroup
The Yarli languages
Aboriginal Placenames. Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape
Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of
The Land is a Map: Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia
The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. On the other hand, placenames assigned by European settlers and officials are largely arbitrary, except for occasional descriptive labels such as ‘river
The Land is a Map: Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia
The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. On the other hand, placenames assigned by European settlers and officials are largely arbitrary, except for occasional descriptive labels such as ‘river, lake, mountain’. They typically commemorate people, or unrelated places in …
Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape
Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of Indigenous names, sometimes alongside the accepted Anglo-Australian terms, aro…
Some Aspects of the Form and Use of the Trial Number in Victorian Languages and in Arabana
Eaglehawk and Crow: A Madimadi Version
Afghan stories from the northeast of South Australia
Afghans arrived in the north-east region of South Australia in the nineteenth century as camel-drivers, valued for providing an efficient means of transport across the region. Arabana and Wanganuru language texts recounting the relations between Aborigines and Afghans, and their pursuit of Aborigine girls, are presented with their English translations
How we danced the Mudlunga’: Memories of 1901 and 1902
One h o t January day in 1967 I drove two old friends up to Marree from Port Augusta in a landrover. Mick McLean Irinjili (a Simpson Desert Waggarjuru man) was teaching me his language, and M urtee Jo h n n y (a Y andruw anda, from the Strzelecki track) w anted to come hom e to his hut on the Marree reserve. People around L yndhurst and Marree had recently claimed th a t M urtee was 104 years old and the oldest man in South Australia. So Mick and…
Leaving the Simpson Desert
The lifestyle of the Wangkangurru Aboriginal people of the Simpson Desert and their manner of voluntary exodus from the region are discussed. The transcription, gloss and English translation of the text of a former inhabitant of the desert on how his people left the desert are presented
Tales of Nadu-dagali (Rib-bone Billy)
This article will describe some of the background to the life of 'Rib-bone Billy', a distinguished old Simpson Desert Wanjgarjuru man, whose traditional name was rendered by George Aiston and Dr George A. Horne (a policeman and Melbourne doctor, respectively) as 'Nutatacullie' (Njadu-dagali -- 'side spearing')
A native died sudden at Lake Allallina’
One of the verses from the Kudnarri cycle is discussed that deals with an historical event of 1917, a sudden death at Lake Allallina. During a quarrel one man ends up dead and this violent death shocks the people to such a degree that an old man composes a song about it as part of the new semi-traditional song cycle called Kudnarri, in Diyari
Three linguistic studies from far southwestern New South Wales
The Kulin Languages of the Far South-West of NSW la. Introduction lb. The characteristics of Mathimathi 2. Who were the Berri-ait 2a. the Paakantji dialects 2b. The Berri-ait 2c. The language of the Berri-ait 2d. The Place-name Paringi 2e. Note on the Place-name Arumpo 3. Twenty words from Prungle 3a. Comments on individual words from Prungle 3b
Wire Yard’: A song from near Lake Eyre
Eric Bonython accompanied by Ern Murray composed a song in 1950 while working in the Wire Yard gives a glimpse of Aboriginal traditions. This song is one of the mythological significance songs as it was real to the people of the Lake Eyre basin
Ben Murray (Parlku-Nguyu-Thangkayiwarna)
The biography of Ben Murray, born in 1891 to an Aboriginal mother and a Baluchistani (Afghan) father in northern South Australia, is presented. Some texts of his recollections, as spoken by him in Arabana-Wangkangurru and Diyari-Thirrari languages are also presented with their English translations
The Marawara language of Yelta: Interpreting linguistic records of the past
Because of the loss of the majority of the languages of the south east of Australia we have to turn towards the information collected last century with gratitude. But we are tempted to ask for too much from some of these sources, particularly the word-lists: the people compiling them had difficulties that it is hard to appreciate now in the age of electronic recording equipment. The aim of the present paper is to attempt to eluci date some of the…
Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives
This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as papers at a Trends in Toponymy conference hosted by the University of Ballarat in 2007 that featured Australian and international speakers. The chapters in this volume provide insight into the quality of toponymic
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