Arrernte language
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Arrernte or Aranda, or sometimes referred to as Upper Arrernte, is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory, Australia, by the Arrernte people. Other s
Artist Albert Namatjira was a Western Arrernte man.
Kai Kai Western Arrernte, likely a speaker of Upper Arrernte; c. 1900
Hut of the Eastern Arrernte Basedow, Eastern Arrernte people, Arltunga district, Northern Territory; August 1920
Alice Springs
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Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement in the Northern Territory after Darwin and Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor Wil
Arrernte language
…spoken of any Indigenous language in Australia, the one usually referred to as Arrernte and the one described in detail below. It is spoken in the Alice Springs area and taught in schools and universities, heard in media and used in local government. The second biggest dialect in the group is Alyawarre. Some…
View of Alice Springs from Anzac Hill, with MacDonnell Ranges and Heavitree Gap in the background
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Todd River spring, the "springs" that give the town its name
The original Alice Springs Telegraph Station was built in 1872 to relay messages between Darwin and Adelaide.