THE ARRERNTE
CONVERSATION COURSE 2023 Term 1

with Kumalie Riley

THE ARRERNTE CONVERSATION CLASS

Arrernte is the local Indigenous language of Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs). As Arrernte elder and teacher, Kumalie Riley says, “if you’re a local you need to know all this.”

Come and explore the Arrernte language and culture through this 6-week course at Watch This Space.

Course Topics

Walk And Talk sessions

Conversation

Grammar and sentence structure

Cultural Orientation of Seasons - Food - Country

English words in Arrernte

Hand Signs for communication

Family and Society

Language Map

BIO
Kumalie (Rosalie) Riley is an Arrernte woman from Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs) with spiritual affiliations and connections to the land, hereditary from her grandmother.

Kumalie is a well known Arrernte Elder and artist with many years of experience teaching Arrernte language in local primary schools and in adult education.

She has contributed to widely-acclaimed publications such as the Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary, and the Eastern and Central Arrernte Picture Dictionary (both published by the Institute for Aboriginal Development).

Kumalie is a highly experienced interpreter and translator, and is frequently called upon to assist with court interpreting and recording radio, television and film scripts in Eastern/Central Arrernte.

When

Tuesdays, 14 February–21 March
5.30pm—6.30pm

Where

Watch This Space
8 Gap Rd

How

The course is limited to 10 places.
(The class is now fully booked. Stay tuned for classes later on in the year)

Cost

$250

This includes your copy of the Arrernte language textbook.